this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The first-past-the-post system is definitely a huge part of the problem. But in the US Senate the Republicans have the same number of seats with 40 million fewer votes. But somehow that is never a big issue in public discourse. If I was living in the US, I'd be shouting it from the rooftops every day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The bigger issue is the US making states vote, not people.

Republicans have the same number of seats with 40 million fewer votes

You're probably talking about the "popular vote" which is ignored by the government

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The bigger issue is the US making states vote, not people.

Yes, that is what I'm talking about. Until that changes, things will stay fucked up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The USA is a union of states. The House of Representatives is where the people are represented proportionally. The reason why we have the Senate is so that the smaller states don't get fucked over by the more populous ones, because again, the states are legally equal under the union. I do think FPTP and the electoral college are stupid though.