▲ 417 ▼ North Dakotans Approve Age Limit for Members of Congress (www.nytimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@lemmy.world 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments Surprisingly based from ND, to be completely honest
[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) If only the Constitution was amendable. ... Welp, back to our FPTP hellscape reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I think that one of the greatest things about the Constitution, the idea that it's dynamic, has been lost to the result of FPTP--this two-party lock that won't allow for any amendments. We now treat the document like a religious text instead of a tool we can and should update to be relevant and responsive when absolutely necessary. But go off about how much I hate this country or whatever. I'm clearly very apathetic about its vision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IMHO, corporate social media has ruined American culture. It has amplified detrimental voices to society and at the heart of America's woes is a rotting culture. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago I always worry that putting so much on FPTP as the problem is going to backfire. I open to trying to move away from it, but it does make it a little cheaper for dark money to invest in a candidate's image when they only have to maintain a strong showing vs overwhelming the 50% total tally. It didn't keep the UK from Brexit and the EU is moving to the right. FPTP may not the game changer we imagine, it may simply be a 'grass is always greener' scenario. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I think that one of the greatest things about the Constitution, the idea that it's dynamic, has been lost to the result of FPTP--this two-party lock that won't allow for any amendments. We now treat the document like a religious text instead of a tool we can and should update to be relevant and responsive when absolutely necessary. But go off about how much I hate this country or whatever. I'm clearly very apathetic about its vision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IMHO, corporate social media has ruined American culture. It has amplified detrimental voices to society and at the heart of America's woes is a rotting culture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I think that one of the greatest things about the Constitution, the idea that it's dynamic, has been lost to the result of FPTP--this two-party lock that won't allow for any amendments. We now treat the document like a religious text instead of a tool we can and should update to be relevant and responsive when absolutely necessary. But go off about how much I hate this country or whatever. I'm clearly very apathetic about its vision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IMHO, corporate social media has ruined American culture. It has amplified detrimental voices to society and at the heart of America's woes is a rotting culture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IMHO, corporate social media has ruined American culture. It has amplified detrimental voices to society and at the heart of America's woes is a rotting culture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago I always worry that putting so much on FPTP as the problem is going to backfire. I open to trying to move away from it, but it does make it a little cheaper for dark money to invest in a candidate's image when they only have to maintain a strong showing vs overwhelming the 50% total tally. It didn't keep the UK from Brexit and the EU is moving to the right. FPTP may not the game changer we imagine, it may simply be a 'grass is always greener' scenario. permalink fedilink source parent