(04-13-2022, 10:31 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote:

(04-13-2022, 09:59 PM)mikesez Wrote: That's a pretty good start. 
We agree that their should not be a direct national election for President.  Unfortunately that's a popular idea, mostly Democrats who want to avenge 2000 and 2016. 
We agree that the way parties pick candidates is where the problem starts.  The states have a lot of authority to change this.  Florida could decide tomorrow that they won't do Presidential primaries at all, or do them a totally different way, but would it mean anything if the other states don't take similar steps? I have read Article II and Amendment 12 many times and I don't think the federal government has the authority to create a new primary or nominating process for President. Would you be open to amending the constitution to allow for that? Or would you be open to an interstate compact for that?

Separate but related, do you agree that we need to improve how we pick candidates for other offices, not just President? Did you vote yes on the Amendment to give Florida top two primaries? It didn't have enough support to pass, but did you vote yes?

I don't care how we do it. I think we need to change some voting rules in favor of the people. Here's the problem: 

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I don't like how Florida politicians keep putting amendments on the table. We have a Republic for a reason. I don't want people making laws. I want people to have the opportunity to remove politicians and elect new ones when they aren't working in our best interest. You don't have to be smart to feel the burdens that are put on us by bad policies. Maybe I give folks too much credit, though. I would change many things about the way we vote.

So you agree that changes to voting rules are needed.
But you think only the legislature should make them.
The legislature was elected under the current voting rules, why would they see any problem?
Their changes would be only to solidify their hold on power, and that of their sponsors.
Excluding referenda from the effort seems like letting the fox guard the hen house, to me.

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