Filibuster ends. Trump adds 7 new justices to the Supreme Court. The next democratic president adds 14 justices to offset Republican picks. The next Republican president adds 28 new justices and on and on…
Within 40 years the entire population of the United States is on the Supreme Court.
Having a hundred or more people on the Supreme Court would actually make a lot of sense. Why do we concentrate power so much when we know it results in corruption?
Furthermore, Congress should have around 12,000 members.
12,000 members is hyperbole, but Congress should be bigger. They used to increase the size of Congress with every census and reapportionment. But about 100 years ago, they couldn’t agree on how to do it, so they just didn’t. And it has stayed at 435 ever since.
By keeping the size of Congress fixed, the average population in each district gets higher and higher. But small states still get at least 1 representative! This increases the power of small states (who already get 2 Senators) even further.
30,000 people per Representative. Do you think the wealthy could really control a congress that had this much representation. Perhaps, but it would be a hell of a lot harder. The concentration of power is one of our biggest problems.
So then we’ll become a true democracy? Right now, land is getting more equal representation than people are getting.
Soon: “In a 200M to 130M decision, the SCOTUS has ruled that abortions, sex work, and weed are legal, student loans are predatory and hereby forgiven and future interest rates capped, and income over $1M in a year is taxed at 100% while corporate tax rates have been raised to 70%. The increased revenue will fund healthcare, social safety net programs, and boost infrastructure programs. In other news, the execution of the traitor in chief will be at the Capitol at noon and be televised live to deter future attempts at fascist takeover. Thankfully he was stupid enough to accidentally give power to the people.”
Sounds a bit like some smaller US states. Which makes sense when you consider that Switzerland isn’t much bigger Massachusetts or New Jersey geographic and population wise.
Filibuster ends. Trump adds 7 new justices to the Supreme Court. The next democratic president adds 14 justices to offset Republican picks. The next Republican president adds 28 new justices and on and on…
Within 40 years the entire population of the United States is on the Supreme Court.
Having a hundred or more people on the Supreme Court would actually make a lot of sense. Why do we concentrate power so much when we know it results in corruption?
Furthermore, Congress should have around 12,000 members.
12,000 members is hyperbole, but Congress should be bigger. They used to increase the size of Congress with every census and reapportionment. But about 100 years ago, they couldn’t agree on how to do it, so they just didn’t. And it has stayed at 435 ever since.
From https://thirty-thousand.org/house-size-why-435/
By keeping the size of Congress fixed, the average population in each district gets higher and higher. But small states still get at least 1 representative! This increases the power of small states (who already get 2 Senators) even further.
30,000 people per Representative. Do you think the wealthy could really control a congress that had this much representation. Perhaps, but it would be a hell of a lot harder. The concentration of power is one of our biggest problems.
I like this unironically.
It’s one way to get universal healthcare I suppose.
Is this how we get UBI without an amendment?
Sounds great
Maybe then at least we will get some say in how this country is ran. 🙃
So then we’ll become a true democracy? Right now, land is getting more equal representation than people are getting.
Soon: “In a 200M to 130M decision, the SCOTUS has ruled that abortions, sex work, and weed are legal, student loans are predatory and hereby forgiven and future interest rates capped, and income over $1M in a year is taxed at 100% while corporate tax rates have been raised to 70%. The increased revenue will fund healthcare, social safety net programs, and boost infrastructure programs. In other news, the execution of the traitor in chief will be at the Capitol at noon and be televised live to deter future attempts at fascist takeover. Thankfully he was stupid enough to accidentally give power to the people.”
Man this sounds amazing
If only we were like Switzerland.
Sounds a bit like some smaller US states. Which makes sense when you consider that Switzerland isn’t much bigger Massachusetts or New Jersey geographic and population wise.
I’m not sure but that sounds like a movie I’ve seen before.