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How should the American people structure the government to prevent another Trump-like president (or worse) from ever getting elected as president in the future? (lemmy.world)

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How do we structure the government to prevent a another nutcase president from being elected?

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[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

            
              fix the 2 tier justice system that favors the rich
actually punish corruption
reverse citizens united, money out of elections
bring back the fairness doctrine
allow citizens to sue the news for lieing
18 year term limits on supreme court jusices
recall elections triggered for house and senate via popular vote (1 new judge every 2 years)
eliminate first past the post for all national elections.
6 national voting days every year.
enforce anti monopoly laws, break up many large companies.
remove the income cap on social security
tax loans made agaist stocks, same as selling
make student loans eligible in bankruptcy
mandatory financial education in high school
voting maps drawn simply by algorithm, politicians can not draw their own maps.
if corporations are people, allow them to be jailed or disolved same as a person commiting the same crime.


            
          

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

first past the post for all national elections.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have to assume he meant abolish first past the post for all national elections.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thats correct, I should have said, switch to ranked choice or similar.

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I was just checking. I have progressive family members who insist that ranked choice is actually an inferior method. I asked them to explain why and they just tell me that there are ways to game it that are too complicated to explain...

They are quite politically involved but still, for some reason, trust the Democratic Party "old guard". Likely because they are their own generation and had a great life during their time in power.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

18 year term limits on supreme court jusices

Why, specifically 18 years? I agree with term limits, I'm just curious on the length you have chosen.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

With 9 judges, we would replace 1 every 2 years.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's pretty good. Also means changes are staggered out.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Kavanaugh staggered in.