Princeton Study: Does the U.S. Government Represent the People? from Tom Curren on Vimeo. Video by Tom Curren for Represent.us What can we do about this? A number of nonprofit organizations, including Represent.us, are working for reform proposals to make our electoral system better represent us, the People. We at the Center Majority of America
Category: Gridlocked & Broken Government that does not represent the People – Why?
Congress Has Become Increasingly Divided along Partisan Lines and Dysfunctional!
This 60-second animation by Business Insider shows how increasingly divided Congress has become since 1949. It illustrates how the Bipartisan working relationships among members of Congress have continually declined, to the point where they now virtually have disappeared entirely! This means Congress has become more and more dysfunctional. Video animation by Businesss Insider, based on
How America’s Two-Party Doom Loop is Driving Division & Reforms Needed to Fix This – Video by Unite America, a Nonpartisan Organization
Important Video by Unite America, a nonpartisan organization. According to Unite America, “We’re in a doom loop of toxic politics,” says political reform scholar Lee Drutman. In a new video from Unite America, Drutman’s doom loop theory is explained as we unpack how the doom loop threatens the very fabric of our nation. How did
Unbreaking America: Solving the Corruption Crisis – Important Video by Represent.us
“Our government is broken, and we have to fix it. Represent.Us board member Jennifer Lawrence and Director of Represent.Us Josh Silver, walk through three lines that show what’s wrong with legal corruption in our government, how we can fix it and what you can do about it.”
In 2020, just 10% of voters cast ballots in partisan primaries that effectively elected 83% of Congress! – New Study finds this is Why Congress does not represent Us, the Majority of the American People!
Video by Unite America, a non-partisan organization. Why have Elected Representatives come to represent only the Extremes of each Party, not us the American People? One reason: Closed Primary Elections in gerrymandered districts, assure that only a small Minority of Extreme Voters pick the Candidates of both Parties! As described by Unite America, “Division and
What is Gerrymandering? – How Does it Work? – How can it Impact an Election?
YouTube Video by TED-Ed As described by the Publisher: “District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and political bickering) is put into these carefully drawn lines. From “packing” a district to “cracking” a district–learn how the shape of districts impacts political parties during election season.”
Why Third Parties Struggle in the US (Video) – And Why We the Center Majority are Stronger as a Coalition than as a Third Party
YouTube Video by TLDR News Starting at 8.15, this Video explains the principal reasons why Third Parties have not been able to succeed in U.S.: Usurpation of 3rd Party Platforms by the Two Major Parties. The two Major Parties have a history of usurping the platforms/ policies of any significant 3rd parties, making the potential