This seems weird. If trying to keep one individual from being on the ballot in states which that person stands no chance of winning contributes to democratic decline, then certainly barring any candidates from an entire major party is harmful to our democracy.
I should have put in place a sarcasm-asterisk. While I much appreciated the essay, I did think it pointed at too generous a non-partisan view of our Republic’s current, whole-of-government imperilment.
Well don't I feel like a prize fool now! Thanks for clarifying and for reading! I was a bit shocked (and honestly worried) at first wondering why someone who held that belief would bother reading us. Glad we haven't attracted that kind of crowd.
Yes we can. We need to build new systems that make the old ones obsolete. They must be corruption resistant, transparent, decentralized, and thus trustworthy.
Humans need a place to go where ideas can percolate. That used to be Congress but it has become too corrupted.
We fix it all with a brand new entity. A non profit network state run in a way that is super hard to corrupt:
Yes, but the Democrat party should first be legally barred from holding any official government office for its treasonous activity from 2016-2023.
This seems weird. If trying to keep one individual from being on the ballot in states which that person stands no chance of winning contributes to democratic decline, then certainly barring any candidates from an entire major party is harmful to our democracy.
I should have put in place a sarcasm-asterisk. While I much appreciated the essay, I did think it pointed at too generous a non-partisan view of our Republic’s current, whole-of-government imperilment.
I'm glad you clarified. I didn't pick up on the sarcasm.
Well don't I feel like a prize fool now! Thanks for clarifying and for reading! I was a bit shocked (and honestly worried) at first wondering why someone who held that belief would bother reading us. Glad we haven't attracted that kind of crowd.
Yes we can. We need to build new systems that make the old ones obsolete. They must be corruption resistant, transparent, decentralized, and thus trustworthy.
Humans need a place to go where ideas can percolate. That used to be Congress but it has become too corrupted.
We fix it all with a brand new entity. A non profit network state run in a way that is super hard to corrupt:
https://youtu.be/gqbSZcbu8lI?si=3AkNDP1AYE_JiOKX