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   From: super70s@super70s.invalid   
      
   In article ,   
    M I Wakefield  wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:56:31 -0600, super70s   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >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   
   thereâ•˚s 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.   
   >   
   > Voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around.   
      
   That's why I don't vote in any primary in my state that requires me to   
   declare a party, for what it's worth.   
      
   There's a large metropolitan area, the capital of my state, with a   
   Democratic congressman and there's talk of the Republican legislature   
   "pie-slicing" it out of existence when the districts are redrawn.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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