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minus-squarecdf12345@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up20·18 days agoIt’s what less that 30% of the population wanted. A problem is that with our system of government, if you have .001% majority in all three branches the other 49.9999% get absolutely no say in anything.
minus-squareporsche13@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoIt is what it is. Nobody here would be complaining if dems had the same .001% majority.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 days agoBecause that would never happen, left or center left leaning people are the majority
minus-squareRandomStranger@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoI mean. That is also how it works in most countries? If you have a proper majority you can do basically anything. The problem in the US is how the representation is assigned, is it not?
It’s what less that 30% of the population wanted.
A problem is that with our system of government, if you have .001% majority in all three branches the other 49.9999% get absolutely no say in anything.
It is what it is. Nobody here would be complaining if dems had the same .001% majority.
Because that would never happen, left or center left leaning people are the majority
I mean. That is also how it works in most countries? If you have a proper majority you can do basically anything.
The problem in the US is how the representation is assigned, is it not?