Majority for first time says US system of government is not sound: poll

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

Fifty-five percent of those surveyed in a new poll by Monmouth University said the American system of government was either "not too sound" or "not sound at all" and needed improvements or significant changes.

It's the first time Monmouth has conducted the poll and found that a majority did not believe the current system of government is sound.

"Since Monmouth started asking this question in 2017, between 50% and 55% said the American system of government was basically sound and between 45% and 49% said it was unsound," Monmouth University said in a statement. "This question was first asked in a national Opinion Research Corporation survey back in late 1980, when a clear majority of 62% of the public felt our system of government was sound while 37% said it was not."

The percentage of people who believed the American system of government was "not too sound" jumped by nearly 10 percentage points from when the university conducted the poll in February of 2020. At that time, just 24 percent said the system was not too sound.


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/majority-for-first-time-says-us-system-of-government-is-not-sound-poll/ar-BB1dv8V4?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

[Swede]

1. When Wyoming and California both get 2 senators.

Says it all.

[Proud liberal 80]

2. Hell no it isn't sound

If it wasn’t for 1 Republican Michigan state canvasser
One Republican Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
A few Trump appointees to federal and scotus benches
Democrats winning SOS and Governorships in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan in 2018
A Republican SOS in Georgia
A Republican governor in Arizona
And more

Change just one of these things and there is chaos

Edit - I see a lot of Republicans in that poll voted it not being sound. That’s only because their guy lost....but in reality it isn’t sound because their guy lost and if it wasn’t for a few people he could have remained in power after defeat

[Midnight Writer]

3. Take private money out of the government and take out the biggest problems.

And seal that revolving door that lets regulators and officials cash in by moving in and out of private sector.

[abqtommy]

4. I have read or heard that "The best system of government is a benevolent monarchy". That's

close to saying "benevolent dictatorship" and indicates that any system of government is
dependent on the quality of the persons in charge as far as results. A good/productive person
produces good/productive results while a bad/non-productive/criminal person produces
bad/non-productive/criminal results.

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffnt&q=quote+that+the+best+system+of+govenment+is+a+benevolent+monarchy&ia=web

[Lucky Luciano]

7. Maybe we should have a vote on that.

[pfitz59]

5. Here's a big problem

Ossify: cease developing; be stagnant or rigid. More AOC's. Fewer 'business as usual' folk.

[thucythucy]

6. Dump the Electoral College

or adopt the Wyoming Rule to make the Electoral College less skewed to rural white conservative interests.

Enable Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to become states.

Pass a federal law and/or enough state laws so that it sticks requiring any candidate for federal office to release at least ten years of tax returns.

Pass the new voting rights act.

Any and all of these would go a long way to preventing a repeat of the Trump atrocity.