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    Nils Gilman‏ @nils_gilman 12 Jul 2020

    28th Amendment: * Abolish the Senate & transfer all powers to Congress * Direct popular election of POTUS * Require all federal elected officials & cabinet officers to place assets in blind trust * Change SCOTUS appointments to 18 year terms, with one appointed every other year

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      2. Nils Gilman‏ @nils_gilman 13 Jul 2020

        Obviously I meant the House, not Congress generically.

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      3. Nils Gilman‏ @nils_gilman 15 Jul 2020

        Under the electoral college system, not everyone’s vote carries the same weight; in 2016, Wyoming had one electoral vote for every 190k residents while in California each vote represented 680k people. This clearly violates the principle of equality. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/another-monument-to-white-supremacy-that-should-come-down-the-electoral-college/ …

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      2. Steve Ely‏ @stevereally 12 Jul 2020
        Replying to @nils_gilman

        I'm in favor of it all, but how do you get around the end of Article V? Same place where it establishes amendment process at all, it says, "no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate."

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      3. Nils Gilman‏ @nils_gilman 12 Jul 2020
        Replying to @stevereally

        First, if you amend, you amend. Second, I don’t propose to abolish *equal representation* in the Senate; I propose to abolish the Senate, wholesale. (Heck, we could even keep the Senate, but just move all its powers to Congress, making the Senate’s function purely ceremonial.)

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      1. aga bey‏ @agha_bey 12 Jul 2020
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        Westward Ho! The only thing wrong with our democracy is that it is not democratic enough. Aye. That’s the only bet worth making...

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      1. Lovely Feyd‏ @ATurboBand 12 Jul 2020
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        >Congress You mean the House of Representatives. Maybe slow down on proposes when you don't know what you're talking about

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      2. Chase Madar‏Verified account @ChaseMadar 12 Jul 2020
        Replying to @nils_gilman

        But then Wyoming won’t have more political power than Los Angeles

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      3. Noam "MF Blum"‏ @neontaster 12 Jul 2020
        Replying to @ChaseMadar @nils_gilman

        Weird you didn't pick Vermont.

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      2. Daniel O'Donnell‏ @danothebeach 12 Jul 2020
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        Better define and strengthen separation between church and state, including taxation of money-making enterprises that hide under a church.

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      3. Nils Gilman‏ @nils_gilman 12 Jul 2020
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        I’d get rid of tax exemption altogether

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