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I’m surprised more people aren’t hung on this. The fact that legislation can sneak into unrelated bills is infuriating and a danger to an increasingly vote avoi
by derangedHorse 4y ago
I’m surprised more people aren’t hung on this. The fact that legislation can sneak into unrelated bills is infuriating and a danger to an increasingly vote avoidant society (at least in the U.S. where voter participation can’t even reach 70% for the presidential election).
- returningfory2 4y ago> increasingly vote avoidant society Turnout for presidential elections has been increasing in the US in the last decades. Also 70 percent is great turnout when compared with other countries.
- FpUser 4y agoMain point was that "people passing bills they have never read"
- kube-system 4y agoIt ain't called an omnibus bill because things are 'sneaking' in.
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- BuyMyBitcoins 4y agoVoter apathy is an issue, but I suspect the structural design of our representation has a bigger effect. Most seats in the Senate, and especially the House, are completely safe for the incumbent. Both parties’ primary systems heavily favor the incumbent, so actually voting out a particular politician in a deep red or blue state is almost impossible.