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minus-squarecdf12345@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·9 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-squareRandomStranger@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 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?
minus-squareporsche13@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down13·9 days agoIt is what it is. Nobody here would be complaining if dems had the same .001% majority.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoBecause that would never happen, left or center left leaning people are the majority
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.
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?
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