• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      If 50.1% of the population want to sell out their country, is that their democratic right?

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      Wow didn’t realize we had this many Trump supporters here. Who think it’s A OK to for instance sell out of all moral values, and break 80 years of NATO cooperation, if he can only get 50.1% of the votes!

      I think very few here get the core of the question. The checks and balances don’t work. Democracy isn’t nearly as well protected as some people may think.

      • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.social
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        11 months ago

        50.1% of the population don’t want to sell out their country. The only reason reps have power right now is gerrymandering

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          And the cap on the house that was arbitrarily placed when one party realized it could help them control the election results to a degree