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Re:I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a ... by wffurr on Saturday February 10, 2024 @11:19AM (#39327336)
>> Representatives are a function of the electorate.

Not in America. The essentials of our representative republic make it not especially representative. It's badly in need of reform to make the legislature actually representative: much larger house of representatives, 3-5 member districts, ranked choice voting, 18 year terms for supreme court justices, etc. etc.

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Re:I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a ... by umanwizard on Saturday February 10, 2024 @11:34AM (#39327522)
None of what you listed will ever happen, so why bother thinking about it? Just accept that the U.S. is not democratic and never will be. That’s not even really pessimistic; plenty of people live happy, fulfilling lives under undemocratic regimes
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Re:I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a ... by wffurr on Saturday February 10, 2024 @09:41PM (#39332243)
Hence the need for unions.
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