by ERIC BYLER, Coffee Party USA
Please read today's Washington Post Outlook piece by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein about how to fix the corrupt, gridlocked, angry circus we call Congress. In it, they offer "five much-praised solutions we should avoid, followed by four that have a chance to make a meaningful difference."
All nine of the ideas below have been discussed or advocated for by the Coffee Party community and many other grassroots organizations that make up America's incarnation of the global democracy movement. Please read this thoughtful and concise anaylsis of each idea — even if one you like is on the "won't work" list, and even if one you don't like is on the "will work" list.
Here's how Mann and Ornstein score them:
Won't Work:
eventually
Will Work:
Campaign finance reform that's realistic (considering the Supreme Court we have now) Non-partisan redistricting Restoring majority rule in the Senate (filibuster reform) Expanding the electorate (including an amazing idea inspired by Australia's $15 fine for not voting)
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Via Eric Byler
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