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[+] eran_morad@lemmy.world 126 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Both candidates would be more attractive to me if they died actually lol I wish we had the option to just skip having a president for 4 years haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (4 children) Why is there no option in the US to vote no confidence and force both parties to reelect new candidates? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] yrmp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because our electoral system was created 200+ years ago and hasn't had a major overhaul since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The biggest overhaul was the Apportionment Act of 1911, which destroyed proportional representation in the US House of Representatives and Electoral College. If not for that, the GOP would have to move Left to gain support from high population states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, so 200+ years ago it wasn't so bad. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That's the thing. It still was but in different ways. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago At least as pretense, the primaries are meant to prevent the need for that. And we like to pretend a third party could be successful if the other two are sufficiently incompetent/corrupt. In practice, the lawmakers will never implement a process that gives any amount of their power to the people. There was a window of time in the 90's - 00's where we thought the future might hold something other than the cyberpunk dystopia we all see coming. Now I'm reduced to just trying to enjoy the last vestiges of the middle class before it's gone. Umm, but yeah, we should be able to vote no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago Dunno if it's interesting to you, but communists in Russia often say that it can only get democratic again when the "against all" variant is returned to ballots (CPRF is usually not considered something genuine). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago Jesus fucking Christ I hate that I can't tell if ur from the us or not cuz our constituency is so fucking dumb permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago A shame the electoral college voters won't feel the same way permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Both candidates would be more attractive to me if they died actually lol I wish we had the option to just skip having a president for 4 years haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (4 children) Why is there no option in the US to vote no confidence and force both parties to reelect new candidates? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] yrmp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because our electoral system was created 200+ years ago and hasn't had a major overhaul since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The biggest overhaul was the Apportionment Act of 1911, which destroyed proportional representation in the US House of Representatives and Electoral College. If not for that, the GOP would have to move Left to gain support from high population states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, so 200+ years ago it wasn't so bad. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That's the thing. It still was but in different ways. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago At least as pretense, the primaries are meant to prevent the need for that. And we like to pretend a third party could be successful if the other two are sufficiently incompetent/corrupt. In practice, the lawmakers will never implement a process that gives any amount of their power to the people. There was a window of time in the 90's - 00's where we thought the future might hold something other than the cyberpunk dystopia we all see coming. Now I'm reduced to just trying to enjoy the last vestiges of the middle class before it's gone. Umm, but yeah, we should be able to vote no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago Dunno if it's interesting to you, but communists in Russia often say that it can only get democratic again when the "against all" variant is returned to ballots (CPRF is usually not considered something genuine). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago Jesus fucking Christ I hate that I can't tell if ur from the us or not cuz our constituency is so fucking dumb permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (4 children) Why is there no option in the US to vote no confidence and force both parties to reelect new candidates? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] yrmp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because our electoral system was created 200+ years ago and hasn't had a major overhaul since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The biggest overhaul was the Apportionment Act of 1911, which destroyed proportional representation in the US House of Representatives and Electoral College. If not for that, the GOP would have to move Left to gain support from high population states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, so 200+ years ago it wasn't so bad. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That's the thing. It still was but in different ways. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago At least as pretense, the primaries are meant to prevent the need for that. And we like to pretend a third party could be successful if the other two are sufficiently incompetent/corrupt. In practice, the lawmakers will never implement a process that gives any amount of their power to the people. There was a window of time in the 90's - 00's where we thought the future might hold something other than the cyberpunk dystopia we all see coming. Now I'm reduced to just trying to enjoy the last vestiges of the middle class before it's gone. Umm, but yeah, we should be able to vote no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago Dunno if it's interesting to you, but communists in Russia often say that it can only get democratic again when the "against all" variant is returned to ballots (CPRF is usually not considered something genuine). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago Jesus fucking Christ I hate that I can't tell if ur from the us or not cuz our constituency is so fucking dumb permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yrmp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because our electoral system was created 200+ years ago and hasn't had a major overhaul since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The biggest overhaul was the Apportionment Act of 1911, which destroyed proportional representation in the US House of Representatives and Electoral College. If not for that, the GOP would have to move Left to gain support from high population states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, so 200+ years ago it wasn't so bad. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That's the thing. It still was but in different ways. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The biggest overhaul was the Apportionment Act of 1911, which destroyed proportional representation in the US House of Representatives and Electoral College. If not for that, the GOP would have to move Left to gain support from high population states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, so 200+ years ago it wasn't so bad. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That's the thing. It still was but in different ways. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, so 200+ years ago it wasn't so bad. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That's the thing. It still was but in different ways. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That's the thing. It still was but in different ways. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago At least as pretense, the primaries are meant to prevent the need for that. And we like to pretend a third party could be successful if the other two are sufficiently incompetent/corrupt. In practice, the lawmakers will never implement a process that gives any amount of their power to the people. There was a window of time in the 90's - 00's where we thought the future might hold something other than the cyberpunk dystopia we all see coming. Now I'm reduced to just trying to enjoy the last vestiges of the middle class before it's gone. Umm, but yeah, we should be able to vote no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago Dunno if it's interesting to you, but communists in Russia often say that it can only get democratic again when the "against all" variant is returned to ballots (CPRF is usually not considered something genuine). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago Jesus fucking Christ I hate that I can't tell if ur from the us or not cuz our constituency is so fucking dumb permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago A shame the electoral college voters won't feel the same way permalink fedilink source parent
