On May 19, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Lindsey v Whitmer, 24-1017. Eleven Republican state legislators in Michigan had brought the lawsuit, alleging that it violates the U.S. Constitution when voters use the initiative process to alter election laws that affect federal elections.
The theory that only state legislatures and Congress can change election laws that affect federal elections now seems virtually dead. The initiative process has been used in Massachusetts and Florida to improve ballot access laws, and it will probably be used in the future for that same purpose.
ALL 50 States have minority rule legislatures
due to gerrymanders and plurality elections —
1/2 or less votes x 1/2 rigged lists = 1/4 or less control.
much much worse primary math.
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nooo primaries
PR
APPV
TOTSOP
typo
1/2 rigged lists = 1/2 rigged dists
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=149978
re mi case
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18 States with voter petitions for state const amdts
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appv
totsop
Division of labor is a good thing. Let legislators do their jobs and we’ll do ours.
Want to draft me to be a legislator? I’m not a candidate – if nominated I will not run, if elected I will not serve.
If forced to serve 1) nope, shoot me 2) fuck you, pay me.
Want to force me to elect all my dumbass neighbors as unpaid part time semi literate legislators? And live with the results of all these monkeys doing brain surgery with power tools? As terrible as the legislation and lawmaking process is, and it’s plenty terrible – fuck no, this dystopian communist nightmare would be much, much worse.
Fuck you and your communist fantasies. In practice it would make Lord of the Flies seem like heaven.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1017.html
waiver – noooo response
nooo amicus
Meh, well said and a well taken point.