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In reply to the discussion: Can Someone Become President With 24% Of The Popular Vote? [View all]eniwetok
(1,629 posts)I don't think you understand what I'm saying... that even among liberal Dems here... very few actually favor trying to make our system truly democratic... in this case completely abolish state suffrage. If Dems cared about democracy... they'd at least bother to define what democratic principle are... and central to that is a belief that the moral legitimacy is derived from the CONSENT of the governed... and there should NEVER be minority government, all votes should weigh the same in terms of representation, proportional representation so voters can vote their conscience and get representation for what they believe etc. Those are democratic values but they're not Democratic values. Our dysfunctional electoral and political systems have so beaten people down that their expectations are so low that apathy is a pretty reasonable response... and that's what we'd expect when 49% of votes count for nothing in winner take all elections, election LOSERS can be imposed on the nation, reforms are virtually impossible since tiny minorities can thwart them such as states with a mere 4% of the population can block any amendment. An unelected president and a Senate that represents a minority of the nation can pack the Supreme Court. And demographic trends are making the system increasingly antidemocratic.