02-01-2021, 12:26 PM
(02-01-2021, 11:57 AM)David Horn Wrote: That truly may be "the point of our Constitution", but the document was written by upper class elites to serve their interests - especially the interest of slavery. Excuse me if I fail to see that as a positive model. During the Agricultural Age it may have been justified to some extent, but that time is long past. Today, it's antiquated to the point of near ineffectuality. I agree that democracy must allow for give and take, but how can that occur when the conservative side of the spectrum is so totally overrepresented in both the Senate and the Electoral College -- and the imbalance is getting larger.
Since the election of 2000, the GOP has won a plurality only once in the Presidential race: 2004. It has won the office in 3 of the 6 elections. At the moment, the Senate is evenly split, but the Dems represent 41 Million more Americans than the GOP. Asking for additional consideration is a bit cynical, don't you think?
So you advocate the 'two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner' model of governance?
If the basic argument is that the system is broken because it is intended for the majority to have to compromise with the minority then I don't know what to say anymore.
America, it was a beautiful idea while it lasted.