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tanyev

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4. Congress is broken because the Republican Party is corrupt and broken.

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The system is broken because... [View all] kentuck Sunday OP

Because of entrenched minority rule 31st Street Bridge Sunday #1

1929 Permanent app... Whip-poor-will Sunday #3

30,000 isn't the cap on district size DetroitLegalBeagle Sunday #33

I think it's gerrymandering and Republican voters that are part crazy, part unthinking "always vote Republican" muriel_volestrangler Sunday #26

Why should ethnic anything matter? If it's neutral Melon Sunday #54

Why the call to ignore everything ethnic? Torchlight Yesterday #61

The system is broken because it has been bought indusurb Sunday #2

Yes Timewas Sunday #5

Our democracy has not been healthy longer than Citizens United. summer_in_TX Yesterday #55

The Powell Memo of 1971 galvanized corporate involvement in politics, education and culture generally. Another Jackalope Yesterday #59

I agree mainly Timewas Yesterday #63

In 1933, Justice Louis Brandeis said: "We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth sop Sunday #6

Yes! THIS ☝️ EXACTLY! Hey Joe Sunday #25

Elections are already publicly funded Cirsium Sunday #30

No, but it will be much more likely and achievable should KPN Yesterday #56

Congress is broken because the Republican Party is corrupt and broken. tanyev Sunday #4

Congress, under Turtle's direction, destroyed the Supreme Court, making it into a politicized collection of unabashed... NNadir Sunday #7

We don't need a new Constitution. intheflow Sunday #16

I respectfully disagree. NNadir Sunday #17

without the vague 2Nd Amendment, it still stands dave99 Sunday #22

To contest this, I note we have an obviously insane, corrupt, ignorant, criminal, thug at the head of our Government... NNadir Sunday #23

gun ? 2nd Amendment dave99 Sunday #34

The 2nd Amendment is an Artifact Representing Why the Existing Constitution, Already Dead at the Hands of Roberts... NNadir Sunday #36

So your response is to throw it all away? intheflow Sunday #41

I gave my reasons for stating that for all of its successes, it's worn out, in another post. My son gave me a book... NNadir Sunday #42

Three branches not enough dpibel Sunday #53

He's not Superman thomski64 Sunday #49

He is however, an incompetent, racist, senile, corrupt, uneducated, misogynist adjudicated rapist running a large... NNadir Yesterday #58

Our system relies on public servants with competence, ethics, and allegiance to our Constitution Martin Eden Sunday #8

i have been in the vein of the thread Tetrachloride Sunday #9

No. Populists (psuedo-populist Trump/others) say the system is broken, rigged, terrible, and blame Democrats. betsuni Sunday #10

Citizens United needs to be overturned. TBF Sunday #11

need to burn a effigy of Roberts dave99 Sunday #20

Did you mean overturn Dobbs? ShazzieB Sunday #37

Yes - I will fix that! ty TBF Sunday #38

I was on my first cup of coffee (!) - there is a lot more TBF Sunday #39

Separation of corporation and state I_UndergroundPanther Sunday #45

yes yes yes!! TBF Sunday #47

When half can't read at a 6th grade level and don't even know what America250 is for Ponietz Sunday #12

Thank your local Republican dave99 Sunday #19

Yes indeed and the moniss Sunday #13

The system is broken because America pursued Manifest Destiny LuvLoogie Sunday #14

It can be fixed and you highlighted to some degree how oldmanlynn Sunday #15

FUCKUP THE REPUBLICANS dave99 Sunday #18

I am with you I_UndergroundPanther Sunday #46

This is a little off the track but is true.. chouchou Sunday #21

Republicans broke the SCOTUS confirmation process bucolic_frolic Sunday #24

It's been Party Over Country for a while now. A parliamentary system might have been better for us as the U.S. grew in Exp Sunday #27

Congress is broken because of money dlk Sunday #28

That old saying MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL shines brigjhter today than it ever has. bluestarone Sunday #29

Overturn Citizens United - by Statute if not in the courts TBF Sunday #48

This may not be popular in these parts...but... -misanthroptimist Sunday #31

Yes, that was a great concern of many of the Founders... kentuck Sunday #32

Honestly, the Founders did a pretty good job... -misanthroptimist Sunday #35

Anacyclosis NT Warpy Sunday #40

Thank you. I needed a brain stimulant! erronis Sunday #50

I had started to explain myself Warpy Sunday #51

I'm almost on autopilot. If I don't know a word/phrase I'll look it up (usually WIkipedia) erronis Sunday #52

The Founders built the system to create wins through compromise, not domination 31j20b3 Sunday #43

The Founders didn't expect a Chernobyl reaction kairos12 Sunday #44

It's broken because... BurnDoubt Yesterday #57

The system is broken, but it is not the system you may think. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #60

The republican party has become totally corrupt and traitorous Mysterian Yesterday #62

republikklans before country. pansypoo53219 21 hrs ago #64