I’d personally abolish the senate and leave the house alone, or change the house to one rep per every x number of people instead of whatever we do now.
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Add political appointments can be recalled by the voters.
That's interesting, how would that work? If a political appointment was recalled, there would need to be another vote right? I think it gets pretty muddy, what's to stop bad actors from immediately voting to recall the politician they didn't want to win?
Perhaps this is just my European wallet talking, but $50k/y income = rich people. I'm sure there are states in USA where this is also true.
That sort of a change would totally crash tax income?
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Yeah, I could get behind 90% of this. Find me that candidate/party and I would vote for them!
mandatory voting is not something i agree with.
The house and senate should both exist, they both serve a purpose. The senate gives every state an equal footing, the house gives every state representation in regards to population, so they both serve a very explicit purpose.
idk about house rep cap. There are already so many, perhaps improve the makeup of the reps though? That's pretty messy.
on the supreme court term limit, include an age limit as well.
That's it, everything else would be fine probably?
I agree with you, I think uncapping the house is the right move however, it'd give the people a more representative vote while the Senate maintains State interests
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