changes you would like to see to the Federal government

[Takket]

Things I'd like to say. I know they are difficult but I'd like to see a future Democratic government put these things out there......

1. Abolish the electoral college
2. Expand the House so the all reps represent roughly the same amount of people. since Wyoming is the smallest state with 500k people, this sets the baseline at 500k persons per rep, which leaves us with a 700 person House.
3. Abolish citizens united
4. Expand the Supreme court by two (or more) to reclaim our stolen majority.
5. Statehood for Puerto Rico = 2 more reliable senate Dems and ends their abuse by the GOP
6. Abolish gerrymandering and require states to create maps with a committee inspired by Dems, reps, and college professors in relevant studies like anthropology and mathematics.
7. Some new method of SCOTUS confirmation. Senate + House, or nationwide vote. We've seen that the GOP simply cannot be trusted with the confirmation process and if they hold the majority there is nothing we can do but accept a lifetime appointment to a criminal.
8. Some separate DOJ from the executive branch. You can't have the president in charge of the people in charge of keeping an eye on the legality of the president's actions.

[abqtommy]

1. That sounds like a good start.

[meadowlander]

2. SCOTUS seats should not be lifetime appointments.

Twenty years is fine.

Elections should not last more than eight weeks. That's more than enough time to find out what the candidates stand for and it means people who can't afford two year long multi-million dollar campaigns still have a shot.

[Different Drummer]

3. I agree with this whole thing.

No electoral college==>>No Orange Oligarch.

[pangaia]

4. Republicans are illegal.

[roamer65]

5. Secession of northernmost states to join the Canadian confederation.

I see ZERO reasons to continue a political union with states like AL and MS.

If the constitution is opened up for changes, all changes will have to be ratified by the states.

No ratification means said state can leave.

[meow2u3]

6. A change in Senate rules

New Senate rule: no Senator from either party may collaborate with a defendant in an impeachment trial, on pain of automatic expulsion.

[fierywoman]

7. all the above!

[rownesheck]

8. Bring back

the guillotine.