If DC gains statehood, should it have a bicameral legislature? How many seats? (user search)
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LabourJersey
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« on: October 15, 2020, 07:00:05 PM »

bicameralism is pointless at the state level. In all honesty every state legislature should become unicameral.
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LabourJersey
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« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2020, 06:37:42 PM »

bicameralism is pointless at the state level. In all honesty every state legislature should become unicameral.
I think that’s how Canadian provinces work.

Yes they do, and they seem to have a lot less of the political stalemates that our state governments suffer.
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LabourJersey
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2020, 10:12:26 PM »

Yes they do, and they seem to have a lot less of the political stalemates that our state governments suffer.

That's because the provincial government is determined on the composition of the legislative assembly. There's less stalemates because you don't have to negotiate with an upper house with entirely different political goals nor do you have to negotiate with a potentially hostile executive. The legislature is the executive.

Well yeah, that's the biggest advantage of a parliament. Removing the constant need to work with an executive branch that's separate and at odds with the legislature makes legislating much easier!
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