They’re doing the same with rising wages. You can’t win unless you make laws against it, but that’s anti-capitalist. The people literally have the power. Don’t buy things and force them to lower prices.

Finally. Everybody on Lemmy has been sucking donkey dick so hard. They’re not gonna save you. Need to start looking elsewhere or force their hand. RCV will help do that.

Yup. People in power don’t want it. The public needs to be educated, and maybe this past election will be a future motivator to vote for RCV, or Star.

He doesn’t have the level of power and support everybody is afraid of him having. There are still Republicans who will vote against him. Checks and balances will still work. He will not become Hitler.

Even if he did, not gonna happen.

Not gonna happen. Supreme Court wouldn’t allow it as the constitution stands, and lots of republicans would be against it. Not all Republicans are far right lunatics. There have been a number of left-leaning votes made by Republicans in Senate or House like keeping Obamacare.

Yeah it’s not popular among people with power, republicans AND democrats.

No, even with Stein and Oliver votes she would have lost. She lost really badly, unfortunately. She needed ~4M more votes and all the other votes other than Trump or Harris only totaled to around 2M.

I don’t think we have to worry about never being able to vote again. I do think we have to worry about how the current election process does not actually represent the people’s voices regardless of which of the two reigning parties is in power.

Reading a lot into that. He didn’t mean it literally and even if he did he says a lot of things he can’t promise

Yeah we’re such a young nation. We’re destined to experience the changes that other nations have.

The other option is to dilute swing states with an influx of liberals, but doesn’t solve the problem of half the country feeling unrepresented.

Some counties in Oregon use RCV or Star for some elections. It’s progress.

But I agree, nobody wants to love power on either side so there’s no support. Dems are not our saviors. Up to the people.

Another solution would be liberals leaving their bubbles and moving to swing states.

Why not voting at national level again?

Even though republicans have majority in Senate and House, that doesn’t mean the majority of either is in favor of banning abortion at the federal level, and the fact these states are passing laws in favor of abortion rights shows that many republican politicians either feel the same or are seeing that it’s politically advantageous to be in favor.

I do think power to the states is a slippery slope towards federal ban.

They’ve been campaigning on fear. The Democratic party is not going to save you. They never were. Their empty promises are carrots they dangle to get your votes. They haven’t tried hatred yet, but I think that’s reserved for the uneducated.

Aside from the abomination that is the two party system and electoral college, the real problem is that we are trying to set the same rules across a country that is too big and too divisive to possibly work for everybody. I think it’s time for liberal bubbles to actually secede.

CA and NY make up about 21% of GDP and they contain about 18% of population. Other states are welcome to join. They’d be fine on their own and they’d have land on either coast.

That, or implement tariffs between blue and red states.

Liberals could also leave their bubbles and move to swing states.

Hyperbolic, but in actuality it’s the only way to get what you want, else half of the country is always going to be feeling how everybody on Lemmy is feeling today.

Need more options. Ranked Choice Voting.

People vote based on what they feel is right for them and their families. Even though it may seem like it, most of their votes aren’t based on hatred.

If a billionaire supports it, it’s not good for you. Unless you’re a billionaire. Maybe a millionaire.

I’ve always felt it should be federally legal, but much of the country doesn’t so not possible now and state laws are a protection. Congress could do things to make it legal but really it’s up to the Supreme Court and not much power there.

Throughout history implementing power to the states has been a stepping stone towards nationwide laws. We could see a time when the government decides to make abortion illegal across the country. In the event that happens, power to the states is a good thing until the majority sentiment shifts towards making it federally legal again.

Abortion should be legal federally. It is not and we’re beholden to the Supreme Court. If the majority of the country wanted abortion to be illegal, we’ll be begging for states’ rights.