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How about we start with congress and see how that goes? Been a point of discussion for a long, long time and politicians do not seem to be interested in regulat
by stingraycharles 6mo ago
How about we start with congress and see how that goes? Been a point of discussion for a long, long time and politicians do not seem to be interested in regulating themselves at all.
- amazingamazing 6mo agoYeah. Lots of problems. If I could only get three wishes I’d choose implementation of score voting for presidential election and congress, introduction of recall votes and introduction of national ballot questions. Those should fix most of the problems with time.
- KumaBear 6mo agoUntil money and politics are commingled there will be no solution
- Avicebron 6mo agoI think you may mean disentangled?
- stingraycharles 6mo agoWhich is almost the same as saying "until money and power become disentangled", which is very unlikely to happen in our lifetimes (if at all).
- amazingamazing 6mo agoPersonally I think they’re inherently linked. How exactly would it look like for money and politics not to be linked? Money is political. There are some low hanging fruit though like corporate personhood and super pacs.
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- bediger4000 6mo agoStart with public campaign financing, and saner election procedures. Primaries, caucuses, first last the post, and electoral college? It all contributes.
- helterskelter 6mo agoI'd add to that list the option to vote "no confidence". About half of Americans do not vote, and I strongly suspect that for a large chunk of them it's because they feel there's no candidate which represents their interests.
- TheScaryOne 6mo agoAnd if the majority is "no confidence" we get a special runoff election with new candidates.
- eli_gottlieb 6mo agoOk, let's make it Congress and everyone working an elected position or political appointment in the executive branch as well. All good!