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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

NPVIC ain't going to happen. Not for at least another 40 years or so.

It was a great idea, but this (so-called) Supreme Court would absolutely shut it down in no time flat. The balance of this court isn't likely to shift for a very, very long time.

The only solution to get rid of EC before then will be a massive movement that results in a constitutional amendment.

Tl/Dr: start pre-lubing your assholes now, they ain't gonna help you there.

ETA: the funny thing about having to codify "norms" into law was that the expectation would be that government would be transparent enough, and press would be free enough, that lawmakers wouldn't even think about shit like insider trading, because the risk of getting found out and the hit your reputation and career would take wouldnt be worth it.

Instead, ass hats celebrated it.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Adding seats to the court needs to happen, as well as reapportioning representatives, and giving electoral votes to DC and the territories. We need to find politicians that aren't afraid to do it.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah it's very depressing to realize that the country will continue to head towards the shitter, or at least won't move away from it, until I'm dead or close to it. Probably longer. No matter what else happens, we still have a stacked SCOTUS and a highly gameable (and also stacked) district court system. Mitch didn't just hold up a SCOTUS seat nomination...he held up a ton of lower court seats, too.

Sorry kids. Buttery males.