• RainfallSonata@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    On the unintentional side we have gerrymandering, voter suppression, first past the post voting, and unrestrained political funds.

    These things are intentional.

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      9 months ago

      Ah, sorry I meant they weren’t intentional in the way the US government was originally designed. Gerrymandering, voter suppression, and the unrestricted funds are intentional by the people who have set them up. The FPTP voting is an interesting case as I don’t think it was intended to have the result it has, but now that it has the two parties are very dedicated to preserving it