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   Message 43,003 of 44,666   
   super70s to M I Wakefield   
   Re: Why Congress should require its memb   
   05 Mar 21 20:56:31   
   
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   From: super70s@super70s.invalid   
      
   In article ,   
    M I Wakefield  wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 15:36:32 -0800, Rudy Canoza    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > >Political polarization is spurring partisans to extremes, but thereā€šs a   
   > >simple   
   > >change Congress could make to reverse this alarming trend: mandate that its   
   > >members be elected by a majority of votes.   
   >   
   > Even simpler:  Bust gerrymandering.   
   >   
   > That way, moderates, that have to appeal to both sides, can get   
   > elected.   
   >   
   > As it stands for a lot of politicians, the toughest race is winning   
   > the primary.   
      
   The so-called "jungle primaries" can also help weed out the kookers on   
   both sides.   
      
   There's no doubt Congress is full of ideologues who have no intention of   
   compromising with the other side and only interested in that 6 figure   
   paycheck for as many years as possible.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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