Seems like we should just have a unicameral legislature like Nebraska since House and Sen are both elected off the same maps
09.03.2026 19:55
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Seems like we should just have a unicameral legislature like Nebraska since House and Sen are both elected off the same maps
Does proportional representation need a parliamentary system to be truly effective?
I know they legally can, I'm suggesting a little light federal defiance
Absolutely agree, who cares if the Feds haven't signed off on this. If you WA, OR, and CA to all agree they can't do anything about it
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Friday Harbor direct routes to Downtown Seattle and Bellingham
Drinking a lot? Sounds like a plan to me
Any hot takes on individual states?
Most of Cleveland's population decline is sprawl to adjoining suburbs. Not to say that it's some sort of boomtown, but the 60% decline is highly misleading
Lot harder to criticize SPD when you run SPD
Can't be, look at how many arrows there are
They're letting senators in marginal seats vote no
Is it just general anti-govt grumpiness from the Nos? Or just E WA reps who vote againat every $ spent west of the Cascades on general principle?
No reason to stop there, direct ferries from Downtown Seattle to Friday Harbor and Port Townsend. Great thing about passenger ferries that are much faster than WSF boats is potential for longer routes. Especially valuable for tourism dependent communities.
Probably just have to merge the two into a 150 person chamber
Actually kind of been wondering about this. Combo of libertarian regulatory streak + harsh environment fostering a sense of social cohesion? Just sky high prices + not sky high incomes? Bcuz it's quite noticeable how fast YIMBY reforms have succeeded there compared to rest of the US
Difference is Idaho is tiny (population wise) and landlocked. And *deeply* economically integrated with WA and OR
Establishing daytime service on the empire builder would be huge. Think about how many more people would go to Leavenworth or Spokane if they could take the train.
And reform the B&O tax to make it easier for start-ups and small businesses
If you look at all of WA's successful megacorps, they all grew in Seattle, they didn't get multi billion $ tax breaks to set up there. OR is *very* far away from most of the US and global pop, it's not going to be a mid-value manuf. center. Has to homegrow its recovery
Agreed. Regulatory reform should always be at least at the back of mind. And I do think that you're better off trying to foster entrepreneurship and attract capital rather than bending over backwards to pay out of state businesses to set up shop in state.
There are lots of things that can be done besides reforming the tax code (which is necessary). Portland has high quality of life, and is cheaper than most other WC cities. Small business incubator? Adaptive reuse of downtown bldgs? But OR is not NYC or LA, it can't just sit back and hope
Not just not in conflict, they're co-dependent on each other
Stagnant economy, stagnant population growth. And it's not like the Midwest where you've seen a regional downturn for decades. WA and ID are some of the fastest growing states, OR needs to figure out what it can do to catch up
This looks like a straight linear regression since the 2020 census, so I do think it's exaggerated--it's implying that the one off impact of COVID will continue throughout the decade. Still need to make building easier though
If the Ms win the world series she will be mayor for life
Depends on fall results. If Peltola wins--and especially if Ds come close/win gov and house, she's got to give it serious consideration
I'd propose fixed terms, a 2/3 threshold for appointments, and a parliamentary ability to override judicial decisions w/a 2/3 majority. SCOTUS became so political mostly because the structure of Congress and POTUS makes it easier to do run arounds and replace legislating w/exec orders and judgements
Maybe others disagree, but I'm not sure it's possible for any institution to wield political power--(ie judicial review, which doesn't exist in many countries) without being political 1/2
But since you asked, I'll go ahead and say parliamentary democracy, proportional representation, mandatory voting, central bank as a 4th branch, and I'm curious about en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministe...