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Originally Posted by VRPdommy
It is what is called a 'Representative Democracy'
And there are those that would point to the recent 'Brexit Vote' as a reason to maintain the status-quo. But to do what the brit's did, we would need a constitutional amendment generated by the states (takes many years).
So don't let anyone fool you with that issue.
There is a big difference between election of officials and mandates by the people. Every election, the politicians say they have a mandate for what they want to do when in most cases it was a rejection of the opponent and not many gave much consideration to what that person was really going to do or the implications of it.
With the exception of about 4 years, this country has been under minority rule since 2000.
Your not going to get those in power to vote for a change that would insure they loose power. It will take a constitutional amendment. Again, back to control of the states where election law is made. I see gery-mandering a bit easier there.
So if you can manage to get a FULL CHANGE in government, don't be satisfied with just that, remember the things that led to this and demand a change to it.
Or, it will happen again.
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every word is correct and i really know that this is nothing else than a nice dream because united states is too much frozen in the constitution.
the real problem on this constitution is that it is something like the bible - hundreds of years old, written in another world, and for every pro you can find a contra. last not least it will be a court that have to decide what is written there and what was meant and that again leads to the next big problem of this system because also the judges are nominated because of their political point and view and not because they are neutral.
so it will always be the money that controls the united states and never the people (even when a lot of them believe it).
all one can vote for is a rough trend - a decision between cancer and HIV.
the one and only country in the world that I personally know what can call itself democracy is switzerland. and if you see the life standard there they can not do that wrong. also when you talk with people there about politics it is really interesting to listen.
some of them are voting for their favorite party but in the same moment they tell you "but i donīt agree with this and that from this party, but never mind we well not let this pass trough".
the complete political landscape there has nothing to do with ideology it is just based on single arguments what are differing from case to case.
but that this works is also an effect from a super education.
even the dumbest there have an astonishing knowledge about economic questions and I think without that it would not happen that citizens from a country vote against lower taxes, against more holidays and against higher minimum wages (and much much more).
a democracy starts with itīs people. if you let them dumb and uneducated you will get trumps (just look at the average education level of all those countries that have one of them) and if you educate them you see prosperity and happier people.
I wish the world could copy a bit from the successful countries where people live in freedom together instead trying to repeat mistakes from the past again and again.