robocall@lemmy.world to Asklemmy · 6 months agoWould you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?message-squaremessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1563arrow-down123
arrow-up1540arrow-down1message-squareWould you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?robocall@lemmy.world to Asklemmy · 6 months agomessage-square182fedilink
minus-squareelectric_nanlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoI mean, as long as we’re dreaming… We need a hell of a lot more representatives. It used to be proportional to population, but it was capped at 435 (in the 1930s?). Way more reps would probably help more parties emerge as well.
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoThat seems like a lot of reps… Do you know of any comparisons with other democracies and their legislatures? As far as letting parties emerge I think we should have proportional representation / ranked choice voting.
I mean, as long as we’re dreaming… We need a hell of a lot more representatives. It used to be proportional to population, but it was capped at 435 (in the 1930s?). Way more reps would probably help more parties emerge as well.
That seems like a lot of reps… Do you know of any comparisons with other democracies and their legislatures?
As far as letting parties emerge I think we should have proportional representation / ranked choice voting.