The Political Minority Is Ruling America.The Path to Reform Is Clear [View all]

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https://www.newsweek.com/political-minority-ruling-america-path-reform-clear-opinion-1533527

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Republicans, through minority rule, have broken our institutions, and Democrats must lead in fixing them.

First, we need to abolish the Electoral College. It is inherently undemocratic and has led to two out of the last three presidents taking office despite the majority of voters choosing someone else. A representative democracy should not overturn the will of voters.

Second, we need to end the disenfranchisement of voters in Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia and give them full representation in the House and Senate. The nearly 4 million Americans who live in these two places are U.S. citizens who pay taxes and are not represented by our government. Giving them equal representation and expanding the Senate will help make it more representational and less vulnerable to minority party rule.

Lastly, we must reform the Supreme Court. A court whose makeup was determined by the minority cannot and must not rule over the majority. Expanding the size of the court to include additional seats and bring back balance is necessary. McConnell and Republicans, from refusing to even hold a vote on Merrick Garland to attempting to pack the court before the election in the wake of Ginsburg's death, have so manipulated, distorted and broken the process and trust in the institution that serious reform, including expansion, is necessary for the court to remain credible.