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Gus Coldebella
@gus
We're a democracy, and yet many of the founders' greatest constitutional innovations *restrain* popular will. (Can you name some?) That's why the criticism "that's antidemocratic!"--without more--isn't a very compelling argument. Happy Constitution Day y'all.
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@tecmobo
First past the poll voting… and that’s not even a constitutional constraint, just an inane convention that’s been held for centuries because it serves the ruling class
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Dean Pierce πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»πŸŒŽπŸŒ
@deanpierce.eth
*First past the post We finally got Ranked Choice Voting on the ballot for the state level in Oregon. If it passes, even the presidential election etc will use it. It's a huge win, though I still prefer approval voting, even though most of the time the results are the same. https://youtu.be/qf7ws2DF-zk?feature=shared
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@tecmobo
Nice catch on the typo. lol. That’s awesome this is on the ballot in OR. I think Maine already has it.
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