infinitevalence , 30 days ago (edited 30 days ago)

We can start with recent history first:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/21/filibuster-voting-rights-manchin-sinema/
The democrats have not had the balls to stop filibuster abuse

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624467256/what-happened-with-merrick-garland-in-2016-and-why-it-matters-now
The Democrats did watched as a justice appointment was stolen, and did nothing substantial.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrats-used-rail-against-dark-money-now-they-re-better-n1239830
Remember Citizens United, and how we all knew that it would open the flood gates to dark money... Well now that the Democrats are on the receiving end you will notice how silent they are about any campaign finance reform beyond lip-service.

What about the two most important redistricting, where were the democrats in protecting voting rights and fair elections? The Heritage Foundation enacted a plan to sweep red leaning people into key positions throughout the US in 2000 and again 2010.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REDMAP
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/685691
https://www.vox.com/22961590/redistricting-gerrymandering-house-2022-midterms

So much of this goes back as far as the 1920's
https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1901-1950/The-Permanent-Apportionment-Act-of-1929/

So, what real reforms do I want, and have I been pushing for at local to state levels?

1. Money is not speech, and individuals can donate, but corporations should not be able to do so.
2. First Past the Post always produces a 2 party system, we need to switch to something like ranked choice, or other voting system where my vote counts, and i can vote for candidates who I actually want to win.
3. I want redistricting to be non partisan by law, and proportional universally as was the intent in the constitution. If that means that we need to expand the house (which we do) to keep at the 30,000:1 ratio defined in the constitution then we should do so.
4. I want voting right to be treated as rights. Automatic registration, paid national voting holidays, and overturning felony disenfranchisement.

Its crazy, that I would ask the Democratic party to enact actual democratic policy that protects, and encourages citizen participation.