return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoLarge Majority of Americans Want to End Electoral Collegewww.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down112cross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareconstantturtleaction@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoDoesn’t change the number of senators, sadly.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoThat was always the point of the system though. And if we need to 86 the Senate then having them constantly blocking the house provides that momentum. It would be a huge fight.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoyeah no, that should be the same, unless you wanted the senate to hold a proportional amount of seating to the house for some reason. The senate and house are two independent bodies, they work together, and at odds simultaneously, the point is that the senate is different.
Doesn’t change the number of senators, sadly.
That was always the point of the system though. And if we need to 86 the Senate then having them constantly blocking the house provides that momentum. It would be a huge fight.
yeah no, that should be the same, unless you wanted the senate to hold a proportional amount of seating to the house for some reason.
The senate and house are two independent bodies, they work together, and at odds simultaneously, the point is that the senate is different.