Message from @ArdBoy
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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.
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"
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 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.
You might find that _somebody else_ will pick up the torch of explaining it to Illinoisans.
@Braydon ?
I was followed by someone called dorbo4.
weird
why would it be me exactly?