Congress is dysfunctional and needs to be fundamentally fixed. Gallop polls from the past 18 years demonstrate how the majority of Americans rarely approve of Congress.
Dissolve Senate:
– Eliminates an undemocratic form of representation based on the states rather than on the people.
– Eliminates redundancy in the leg. branch and the time a bill wastes going to the Senate for changes.
Mandatory Voting:
– Leads people to get informed about candidates, issues, and policy.
– Ensures that reps truly represent their constituencies.
– Should be part of the social contract that Americans have with the US gov't. Participation allows gov't to function democratically and effectively.
– Already successful in other countries.
Filibuster Reform:
– Limits abusive/obstructionist filibuster use.