US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at almost every level

Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by anigbrowl on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:14PM (#18321958)

The upside inherent in fifty parallel and bespoke experiments in government is worth the extra complexity and cost. Ideas are tried out, and can bubble outward and upward if they work. Bad ideas directly impact only ~2% of the country.

Don't agree. Just look at the history of Alec to see how local and regional governments are easily captured by self-serving actors. These are nice sentiments but the underlying assumptions are painfully naive.

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Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by notable_user on Sunday October 28, 2018 @05:50PM (#18323441)

Gay marriage rights and now weed legalization are two recent examples of policy that I don’t think would have been possible in America (at least for a long time) without decentralized government. People got used to the idea in some more progressive states and it’s bubbling outward.

Many states experiment with election law as well. California with top two primaries. It’s yet to be seen how that will play out, but we likely wouldn’t try on a national stage.

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Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by drb91 on Sunday October 28, 2018 @07:37PM (#18323902)

This doesn’t imply that elections themselves should be run in a decentralized manner.

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