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In reply to the discussion: America's Constitution is terrible. Let's throw it out and start over. [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)Perhaps in time people will come to see those problems.
The filibuster for sure needs to go. That can be done too. The Senate is already undemocratic so why did we decided to make that even worse?
When it comes clear we are under minority rule, people will be interested. All of the "give up right away since it won't happen right now" in the thread overlooks that other changes took years. Many women who worked hard on women's vote never lived to see it happen, but they worked at it.
We can get rid of the EC too, if we work at it. Just because we won't see it in our lifetimes doesn't mean it can't be done.
The urban/rural divide will get worse and worse. At some point, the more numerous urban citizens are going to say "enough." Urban people can have guns too - when there are so many more of them, if that is what is takes, the rurals will have to give in.