Re:YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel
by nobody9999 on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:51AM
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>If the US puts measures in place that disincentivize partisan politics, we'll see less of the activity that comes along with it.
That's slowly changing ~15 states have non/bi-partisan redistricting commissions. A dozen or so states and localities have implemented Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
Is it enough? No. And it never will be unless people all over the country stand up and demand it.
It's not as hard as it sounds. Election laws are made by the states and election systems are run by each county.
26 states have ballot initiaves/referenda. All you need are enough signatures to get changes on the ballot.
How many people voted for your state assembly person in 2018? For your state senator? You can go look it up. I'll wait.
Not very many, right? Those are the people who make the election laws for the state.
And how many people voted for your council member in your city/town/county? For your mayor/county executive? They set the rules for your local elections (sometimes the state has a say too, but not always).
But in order to make changes like non-partisan redistricting and RCV and open primaries (although those aren't always so fabulous either, cf. California) and term limits and public funding of elections, etc. you need to pound on your elected representatives.
And if even a few hundred people pester your state assembly person or city council member, it's likely you can get some movement on these initiatives.
That's slowly changing ~15 states have non/bi-partisan redistricting commissions. A dozen or so states and localities have implemented Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
Is it enough? No. And it never will be unless people all over the country stand up and demand it.
It's not as hard as it sounds. Election laws are made by the states and election systems are run by each county.
26 states have ballot initiaves/referenda. All you need are enough signatures to get changes on the ballot.
How many people voted for your state assembly person in 2018? For your state senator? You can go look it up. I'll wait.
Not very many, right? Those are the people who make the election laws for the state.
And how many people voted for your council member in your city/town/county? For your mayor/county executive? They set the rules for your local elections (sometimes the state has a say too, but not always).
But in order to make changes like non-partisan redistricting and RCV and open primaries (although those aren't always so fabulous either, cf. California) and term limits and public funding of elections, etc. you need to pound on your elected representatives.
And if even a few hundred people pester your state assembly person or city council member, it's likely you can get some movement on these initiatives.