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Aug 23, 2022·edited Aug 23, 2022

This is a really good idea if you think the main function of our government is to come up with new ways to spend other people's money on things that never work. This scheme seeks to eliminate the careful checks and balances provided by the opposition party. The filibuster is the only thing that save us from a "blank check" mentality.

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We need ranked-choice voting or run-off elections to solve the concern about a party being split. Such systems work very well in other countries, and even in some locations in the USA. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/11/ann-arbor-voters-say-yes-to-significantly-reforming-city-elections.html

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