The people are stupid but the system accurately reflects what people vote for.
Sort of. It really depends on where we’re talking.
If we’re talking about the national government, then no, it actually doesn’t. The president is not elected by popular vote, and the Senate is a deliberately anti-democratic body that does not represent the people proportionately. The Republican party controls nearly half the Senate despite Republican senators representing far fewer Americans than the Democratic senators, and moreover, the Senate doesn’t pass most things with a simple 50/50 majority.
We have an archaic system that’s based too much on geographical lines drawn up centuries ago and not enough on what the citizens of the country actually want.
So yes, in a very loose sense, a great deal of Americans want these things and that’s why we have them, but it’s definitely not a majority.
Sort of. It really depends on where we’re talking.
If we’re talking about the national government, then no, it actually doesn’t. The president is not elected by popular vote, and the Senate is a deliberately anti-democratic body that does not represent the people proportionately. The Republican party controls nearly half the Senate despite Republican senators representing far fewer Americans than the Democratic senators, and moreover, the Senate doesn’t pass most things with a simple 50/50 majority.
We have an archaic system that’s based too much on geographical lines drawn up centuries ago and not enough on what the citizens of the country actually want.
So yes, in a very loose sense, a great deal of Americans want these things and that’s why we have them, but it’s definitely not a majority.
Should probably add gerrymandering to the list because that’s a fucking HUGE problem.