Is "Democracy" on the ballot in this year's mid-terms?
I could have sworn all that is on the ballot is names of candidates, that voters can choose from to exercise democracy!
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BlueVeins · 22-25
@GJOFJ3 [quote]Doing away with the electoral college
Eliminating the filibuster[/quote]
How are either of those things a threat to democracy?
[quote]Packing the Supreme Court[/quote]
It's true that some of 'em want to do that... but if they did, they wouldn't be the first to do so in the 21st century.
[quote]Continuing the open border policy[/quote]
The number of illegal immigrants in detention centers [i]incresed[/i] over the course of Biden's first year of office. The idea that we have an open borders policy right now is factually untrue.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/joe-biden-ice-immigration-detention/
[quote]Diminishing states rights[/quote]
1. States rights to do what?
2. How would that diminish democracy? State governments are democracies and the national government is a democracy, so transferring power from the state government to the federal government would be roughly a net neutral in terms of democracy. In fact, it'd technically be a net positive for democracy in your world, where the electoral college is more democratic than the popular vote.
[quote]Politicization of the FBI and DOJ[/quote]
I mean, when one party's platform is to do crimes, it is kinda necessary for law enforcement to target them. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Eliminating the filibuster[/quote]
How are either of those things a threat to democracy?
[quote]Packing the Supreme Court[/quote]
It's true that some of 'em want to do that... but if they did, they wouldn't be the first to do so in the 21st century.
[quote]Continuing the open border policy[/quote]
The number of illegal immigrants in detention centers [i]incresed[/i] over the course of Biden's first year of office. The idea that we have an open borders policy right now is factually untrue.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/joe-biden-ice-immigration-detention/
[quote]Diminishing states rights[/quote]
1. States rights to do what?
2. How would that diminish democracy? State governments are democracies and the national government is a democracy, so transferring power from the state government to the federal government would be roughly a net neutral in terms of democracy. In fact, it'd technically be a net positive for democracy in your world, where the electoral college is more democratic than the popular vote.
[quote]Politicization of the FBI and DOJ[/quote]
I mean, when one party's platform is to do crimes, it is kinda necessary for law enforcement to target them. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Slade · 56-60, M
@BlueVeins
[i]Packing the Supreme Court
It's true that some of 'em want to do that... but if they did, they wouldn't be the first to do so in the 21st century.[/i]
Is that a fact. I've been around the entire century and I can't recall there ever being more than 9 judges there.
Tell us when anyone packed more than 9 in.
[i]Packing the Supreme Court
It's true that some of 'em want to do that... but if they did, they wouldn't be the first to do so in the 21st century.[/i]
Is that a fact. I've been around the entire century and I can't recall there ever being more than 9 judges there.
Tell us when anyone packed more than 9 in.