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The idea sounds tempting at first but the founders set it up so congressmen could be voted in for decades or voted out. The real issue in my view is, why are co
by newsoftheday 11mo ago
The idea sounds tempting at first but the founders set it up so congressmen could be voted in for decades or voted out. The real issue in my view is, why are constituents not voting the scoundrels out.
- ryandrake 11mo agoYou can't vote a scoundrel out without voting another scoundrel in. There's no option for "vacant seat".
- kelnos 11mo agoBecause you don't vote people out, you vote people in (or abstain from voting, which is just letting someone else decide who to vote in). If all the options on the ballot are scoundrels, which seems to often be the case, you're kinda stuck.