
Routine use of the filibuster paralyzes everything. Members of the senate we're not supposed to be directly elected. The founders rejected the idea that they should be. They weren't supposed tomhave their "debates" on live television. The senate itself is a problem since it gives less populous states disproportionate power. Having some kind of are you sure about this is good but w routine filibuster abuse you need 60 to pass any meaningful legislation that can't go through a special budget reco
Yeah I’d support Madison’s only unpassed amendment left but fs I want the republican (not the party, the ideal) elements like the Senate & the electoral college. In fact I’d like to see senators go back to being more like ambassadorial positions for the states. There are plenty of purely democratic(ideal, not party) states, I’d rather live in a democratic republic
The budget is a mess unto itself. I wouldn’t say less populous states have “undue” power. It’s equalizing. Tyranny of the majority (not tyranny of the masses) exists and it is my opinion that the baker should not tell the Butcher how to grow its corn if that makes any sense. I’m fully aware that it time is gone on some elements of the more Republican republic have become more parliamentary in different elements of different systems…
As time is if we were one uniform republic, republic, democratic, democracy, republican, democracy, or democratic republic, even a parliamentarian democracy, and the rules conformed the system it would be better. Unfortunately, in the times we live in there are different elements of different systems constantly under debate about which system we do and should live under.
Well it’s just silly, unironically they’re calling for a system similar to the Israeli system of proportional representation with more power to the legislator. Idk what problem this is solving for other than making it easier for more radical people to have a bigger voice in government.