• nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      18
      arrow-down
      18
      ·
      2 months ago

      So three of the more than 250 elected democrats are trying, not for the first time by the way, to get the rest of their party to take it seriously. Talk to me when more than 2% of the Democrats do something about it because otherwise its basically just a platitude.

      • Rhaedas@fedia.io
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        18
        arrow-down
        7
        ·
        2 months ago

        Bills are often started by one or a few people to get voted on by others. It will be resisted, but not by the side that would do well with a ranked choice with other left-sided third parties.

        • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          11
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          2 months ago

          That would make more sense if this was their first time putting this bill forward, but it’s not. They’ve tried this before and none of the other Democrats could be chuffed to stand behind it. This isn’t new.

          • Rhaedas@fedia.io
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            8
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            2 months ago

            Bills don’t often get passed on the first try. If anything you should be critical that this is only the second time, it ought to be a constant attempt to change a system that seemingly everyone not making a profit from is against. I’ll also say that the only way anything like this will get passed is through the left, the right does not want everyone to get a vote. So it will likely fail again somewhere unless the ratio of left-right shifts. As is true of any bills that favor the public good.

      • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        2 months ago

        Meaningful RCV implementation and meaningful gun control in the US are like talking about alien contact. Fun to talk about, but it’s not going to happen in any of our lifetimes.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      arrow-down
      20
      ·
      edit-2
      2 months ago

      This is a few people not the party as a whole.

      Notably there is a platform out there for the Democratic candidate. Unless I missed something RCV is not on the agenda.

      • Psychodelic@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        13
        arrow-down
        9
        ·
        2 months ago

        Do those goalposts have little feet on them?

        “Democrats wouldn’t do this”

        Democrats do this

        “No, not like that”

        Look, I said it in a dumb meme format so you know it’s true

        (I appreciate you for posting here, just making fun of you 😊)

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          10
          arrow-down
          13
          ·
          edit-2
          2 months ago

          This is like saying Republicans oppose sending weapons to israel because Thomas Massie exists.

          The meme says implement. If you think a small minority of a party can implement RCV you don’t understand how the system works.

          Especially if you actually look into what was linked and see that this is not the first time. The Democratic party has already shot it down in the past.

          • _stranger_@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            5
            arrow-down
            4
            ·
            2 months ago

            Implement doesn’t mean “manifest from the aether with zero work”. It means do every step until it’s done. This is like step 5 of a lot.