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nadinbrzezinski

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10. It is baked

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 02:04 PM

Jul 2015

California has adopted a small version of PR... which does not go far enough. In this the top two in the primaries move on to the general regardless of party with essentially an open primary. But it is baked. If they adopted a state version of PR, full PR, I am sure the state democratic and Republican parties would also break up into component factions.

They know this, so neither will go that far.

The only way to change this is a constitutional amendment. As long as the winner takes all is it, and it is written in the foundational documents, we will not have more than two major parties. Yes, it is that simple.

And trust me on this. We need that modernizing of US Democracy, with a few others... I would prefer to see races for high offices compressed to four months and all publicly funded.

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Is this the begining [View all] silenttigersong Jul 2015 OP

We will look back on the summer of '15 with pride. randome Jul 2015 #1

No. Throughout our history minor parties have ... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #2

Wrong answer, it is baked into the Constitution with the winner take all nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #7

It may be baked into the Constitution TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #9

It is baked nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #10

Other countries have cash and time limits on campaigning... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #12

I actually understand why people chose not to vote nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #13

It's pretty well known why... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #14

Well until government starts taking care of common folk... nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #15

I sure hope so, but it's unlikely. Maedhros Jul 2015 #3

A lot of people are worried that the GOP will go *POOF*. Rex Jul 2015 #4

Yes. Actually we're well into it's demise. They don't go easily. rock Jul 2015 #5

Unless there is a change in the US Constitutiton nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #6

This started in the early 1990s with the DLC. hifiguy Jul 2015 #8

Hopefully. It would be nice to have a democracy. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2015 #11