How do we get there from here? These reforms seems monumental and there seems to be no will in Congress for meaningful change.(filibuster) a constitutional congress doesn’t even guaratee the reforms we want, it could go the other way too. 🤷♀️
It will require a genuine crisis. The end of WWII was the catalyst for global change. The American Civil War was another such catalyst, resulting in significant change in the US.
Any change to the federal system will not come from the two major parties. They both have worked very hard to ensure 3rd parties are difficult to gain ground with things like ranked choice voting and proportional representation. So pressing for more democracy would need to rely on citizens from the bottom up rather than the two major parties. These types of limitations are what makes the U.S. a de facto oligarchy.
You are correct. At this point is looks like the US will deteriorate to the point of needing to restructure and that’s what it will take, a genuine wake-up call where those in power realize it’s change or destruction.
How do we get there from here? These reforms seems monumental and there seems to be no will in Congress for meaningful change.(filibuster) a constitutional congress doesn’t even guaratee the reforms we want, it could go the other way too. 🤷♀️
It will require a genuine crisis. The end of WWII was the catalyst for global change. The American Civil War was another such catalyst, resulting in significant change in the US.
Any change to the federal system will not come from the two major parties. They both have worked very hard to ensure 3rd parties are difficult to gain ground with things like ranked choice voting and proportional representation. So pressing for more democracy would need to rely on citizens from the bottom up rather than the two major parties. These types of limitations are what makes the U.S. a de facto oligarchy.
You are correct. At this point is looks like the US will deteriorate to the point of needing to restructure and that’s what it will take, a genuine wake-up call where those in power realize it’s change or destruction.