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Bernie Sanders Announces White House Bid

posted by martyb on Tuesday February 19 2019, @05:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-candidates-are-there-now? dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)........is launching a second run for the White House in 2020." breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/bernie-sanders-2020-bid

"Reaction to the news was split......with some supporting the 77-year-old and others upset with the move." foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-pokes-fun-at-bernie-sanders-2020-announcement-as-reaction-splits-on-candidacy

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by NotSanguine on Tuesday February 19 2019, @11:13PM (2 children)

    by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Tuesday February 19 2019, @11:13PM (#803744) Homepage Journal

    It's already turning into monarchy. Bushes, clintons, on my.. And no president can win without expensive campaign funded by the richest people. It's not like I'm suggesting any revolutions but people should participate in government's work more actively than with elections. We need to move all world's government closer to things like direct democracy and Swaraj [wikipedia.org]

    The president (at least here in the US) does not the whole government make. In fact, the Congress is (although they have tended to abrogate their responsibilities over the past few decades) intended to be co-equal with the Executive branch.

    Direct democracy is fine for many purposes. However, where it falls down pretty regularly is in the protection of minorities, whether they be ethnic, political, social and/or geographic.

    The issues with the US system of government isn't the system per se. The issues stem from the lack of a broader range of individuals, ideas and debates caused by the need for large sums of money to successfully compete in elections.

    Mandatory public funding of elections, strict limits on lobbying and strong rules against "revolving door" governance would go a long way to fix such issues.

    Do I have all the answers? No. However, it's pretty clear that the unrestricted flow of money into our political system tilts power strongly in favor of a small group of individuals and corporations. Removing that flow of money is a critical piece to any meaningful reforms.

    Sadly, those empowered to make such reforms are the very people who benefit the most from the current system.

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  • (Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Tuesday February 19 2019, @11:48PM

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 19 2019, @11:48PM (#803766) Journal

    Congress is ...intended to be co-equal with the Executive branch.

    While this is in no wise invalidating what you are saying, I would argue that congress was intended to be the preeminent branch.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by fyngyrz on Wednesday February 20 2019, @05:06PM

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @05:06PM (#804048) Journal

    However, it's pretty clear that the unrestricted flow of money into our political system tilts power strongly in favor of a small group of individuals and corporations.

    The term is oligarchy. [wikipedia.org]

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