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on based · c/comicstrips · 13 pts · 1y

Ms. Frizzle was a real one. In the decomposition episode, she starts singing John Brown's Body.

Two parties is a design flaw of first past the post. There can be regional parties, and occasionally re-alignment elections, but the natural outcome of single member first past the post elections is two big-tent parties with roughly 50% of the seats each.

You need proportional representation or multi-member districts to have more than two stable parties.

on Terrorists · c/lemmyshitpost · 12 pts · 1y

Donations to AfD, a political party whose leaders have regularly violated Germany's anti-Nazi laws. It's really that simple.

on Biblical Rule · c/196 · 6 pts · 1y

If you pay taxes, you are participating. That's the part that makes you complicit, not your vote

We could make it that easy in every state instead of just yours.

To vote in Texas:

  1. Make an appointment at the Department of Public Safety. The wait time is 4 months, and the appointment has to be at least one month before the election.
  2. Have all your paperwork in order on the first try. Note that the paperwork required may have changed between the time you made the appointment and the date itself.
  3. Get a few hours off of work on election day. Companies are not required to give you that time.
  4. Wait in line, in the worst case over two hours
  5. Vote