@xorgy Most Americans, sadly, couldn't manage to pass a basic civics course.

Blame a genuinely awful education system.

A passing grade for civics should be 100%

But yeah, the way I tend to be able to make headway on political stuff like this is by being painfully reasonable, respecting and recognizing that a person's frustrations are valid, but that we disagree on how to resolve the frustration.

At least in germany the education system is not the problem, it's that people don't care...

Leaving _middle_ school with an incomplete or incorrect understanding of the basic structure of the federal government should not be possible.

TBH, I think the US political system could probably be solved by one modification

Runoff Voting.

runoff voting at what level?

Yes.

@xorgy you know people get tested and pass and then forget

Runoff voting for senators?

^Retention is an issue

For electors?

I wish I could just post that jojo gif of "yes yes yes yes yes yes yes"

@LEER They should at least remember when they test, though.

First past the post is #problematic

At what level?

At the senate/house race level?

Election procedures are state law in the US.

Well, I'd like to leave the option for the states to do as they please, but on a federal level, all popular vote decisions should be via runoff.

yeah, you can get IRV in your state if you want.

So, president, house, senate.

There are no popular vote decisions at the federal level.

Oh well shit

I'm a dumbass

I shoul know that I literally just registered

(this is an integral part of Federalism)

But I meant, in essence, on matter sof federal office

Sure, I guess that would make some sense.

That can be accomplished at the state level.

The issue with first past the post is that it immediately fosters a 2-party system because spoiler votes are lost votes.

Draft the amendment for your state's constitution, and try to gather some support for that amendment.

Understanding the design of the US Senate and election law is federalism 101.

I'm in Illinois, it'll never fly

It's not actually that hard to draft an amendment like this.

Sadly.

Well, you don't know unless you try.

runoff voting is a popular idea when explained

Who in blazes is dorbo? Is it you? @oprahsminge

I doubt it takes a consitutional amendment in most states. The legislature just needs to pass an election law specifying proportional voting or whatever system the state wants.