I think it’s Congress that got us into this hellscape. Congress should never have gotten the federal governement involved in supporting political party processes.
We should not be funding primary elections
> We should have strict requirements for getting on the general election ballot
> Everyone who qualifies and so chooses should be on the…
I think it’s Congress that got us into this hellscape. Congress should never have gotten the federal governement involved in supporting political party processes.
We should not be funding primary elections
> We should have strict requirements for getting on the general election ballot
> Everyone who qualifies and so chooses should be on the ballot
> The political parties can restrict, if they choose, who can use their name
> Voting should be ranked-choice
We should not be providing security for political conventions. If political parties choose, as in my third point above, to select a candidate to endorse, the party can hold a convention or use any other means to make that choice. If the political convention becomes such a spectacle that it is dangerous then the convention should be reconsidered, refocused.
There are two reasons for our current system, and neither has anything to do with helping we the people make good choices for our representation.
I think it’s Congress that got us into this hellscape. Congress should never have gotten the federal governement involved in supporting political party processes.
We should not be funding primary elections
> We should have strict requirements for getting on the general election ballot
> Everyone who qualifies and so chooses should be on the ballot
> The political parties can restrict, if they choose, who can use their name
> Voting should be ranked-choice
We should not be providing security for political conventions. If political parties choose, as in my third point above, to select a candidate to endorse, the party can hold a convention or use any other means to make that choice. If the political convention becomes such a spectacle that it is dangerous then the convention should be reconsidered, refocused.
There are two reasons for our current system, and neither has anything to do with helping we the people make good choices for our representation.
1. To protect and support incumbents.
2. To make political consultants rich.