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2016 Postmortem

tarheelsunc

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3. Or maybe we should hold a generic congressional election in each state.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 05:45 PM

Dec 2012

Instead of voting for one representative, you vote for a party to represent you in the House and the proportion determines how many from each party go. I suppose this may not work because the member selection would be pretty arbitrary.

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Sometimes, when I lay alone at night, I think we should get rid of the House of Representatives. [View all] Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 OP

Utah is a very good example GentryDixon Dec 2012 #1

Utah aside, don't we have to target red states where we have a chance of changing the maikeup CTyankee Dec 2012 #15

Because the house is rigged and gamed! It no longer represents we the people, but rather RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

Or maybe we should hold a generic congressional election in each state. tarheelsunc Dec 2012 #3

Sometimes atreides1 Dec 2012 #4

give with one hand, take with the other zipplewrath Dec 2012 #5

Sometimes, alone at night, I think we should abolish mid-term elections.. lastlib Dec 2012 #6

I'd rather get rid of the Senate DrToast Dec 2012 #7

I'd like to add the Electoral College to the list. libdem4life Dec 2012 #8

Voting Rights Act Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #9

The VRA is part of the problem. former9thward Dec 2012 #10

It's not quite that simple... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #11

Really not sure what you are saying. former9thward Dec 2012 #12

As I understand it.... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #13

You can't purposely create a reservation but that is what happens in practice. former9thward Dec 2012 #17

Apportionment is the problem. It was supposed to resemble a true representitive Democracy. joshcryer Dec 2012 #14

Maybe they could be elected at large treestar Dec 2012 #16