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Re:Donald Trump could dismantle net neutrality by 13years on Friday November 25, 2016 @01:13PM (#13038703)
There is no reason to abolish it, unless you prefer majority rule.

However, if you want a true republic and protection against the problems of majority rule, then you might want to potentially change it, but not abolish it.

https://fee.org/articles/the-accidental-genius-of-the-electo...

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Re:Donald Trump could dismantle net neutrality by throwaway729 on Friday November 25, 2016 @01:40PM (#13038905)
The senate and modern house play that role.

As it stands, we have minority rule in nearly every branch of federal government.

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Re:Donald Trump could dismantle net neutrality by 13years on Friday November 25, 2016 @01:43PM (#13038925)
The article I linked covered this topic.
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Re:Donald Trump could dismantle net neutrality by throwaway729 on Friday November 25, 2016 @02:20PM (#13039157)
The FEE argument, if assumed to be self-consistent, works even better as an argument against a status quo that systematically favors a minority party over a (popular) majority party.

If the goal is balancing power between political parties, then the presidency should certainly be a popular vote or else the house and senate should be substantially reformed.

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