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« on: April 08, 2017, 07:23:27 AM »

This was how it was once. It was when segragation was around.
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2017, 03:21:02 PM »

It doesn't really do anything besides rearrange Congressional membership and make it harder for the majority party to vote on legislation. Depolarization requires some kind of consensus and much more compromise. Gutting Congressional procedures form the 1990's onward played a much larger role in our current polarization.

By the 2020's, we'll probably see a new consensus arise, whatever that may be.



What this does is wipes out the discussion of social issues at the national level and keeps it at state level . The parties are still united on tax policy ,  regulatory policy  , and spending policy .
It won't do that, though. You could issue a gag rule on any and all social issues, and proxy battles will emerge at the state level.

Look, polarization isn't fun, but it's a necessary transition point from one consensus to the next.
That's dark when you think about it.
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