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Same as democracies everywhere. Organize and vote out the reps in the next elections. Americans are unique in how frequently you get opportunities to vote out l
by sfifs 10y ago
Same as democracies everywhere. Organize and vote out the reps in the next elections. Americans are unique in how frequently you get opportunities to vote out leaders (2 years for Congress and 4 years for president) but you rarely do.
- narrowrail 10y agoSorry to nitpick, but the senate is 6 years (and the senate is part of the congress).
- greenyoda 10y agoBut about a third of the Senate is up for election every two years[1], so technically the original statement was correct. The voters of the states who elect senators in a particular year may have the opportunity to change which party has a majority in the Senate. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate#Term https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate#Term
- narrowrail 10y agoThe original point being made was about turnover and being able to correct for bad choices, and no voter (unless they move) gets to vote for the same senate seat every 2 years.