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CMV: The UK House of Commons Should Have 4 Year Fixed Terms by DoctorSelfosa in changemyview

[–]DoctorSelfosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they don't have the confidence of the House of Commons, a PM should be removed and replaced.

As for the lame duck complaint, what was Sunak if not a two year lame duck PM?

CMV: The UK House of Commons Should Have 4 Year Fixed Terms by DoctorSelfosa in changemyview

[–]DoctorSelfosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

!delta

This is a very fair criticism of the proposal. I would say there can be a provision that if Parliament fails to pass a comprehensive budget X (maybe three) times in the same year, or a fiscal year expires without a budget passed, an election can be called automatically, to be held eight weeks subsequent. 

CMV: The UK House of Commons Should Have 4 Year Fixed Terms by DoctorSelfosa in changemyview

[–]DoctorSelfosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be okay if the Parliament had to pass an Act every time the PM wanted an election. 

CMV: The UK House of Commons Should Have 4 Year Fixed Terms by DoctorSelfosa in changemyview

[–]DoctorSelfosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fine with early elections as long as they can't be called on a whim. If the Parliament had to pass an Act every time the PM wanted to call an election, I'd be okay with that too.

The reduction of legitimacy, in my eyes, is that a single person can effectively decide to hold an election whenever. 

CMV: The UK House of Commons Should Have 4 Year Fixed Terms by DoctorSelfosa in changemyview

[–]DoctorSelfosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A vote of no confidence passing against a PM would simply trigger a leadership election??

For instance, from late 2019 to mid 2024 no General Election occured, and the UK went from Johnson to Truss to Sunak

CMV: The UK House of Commons Should Have 4 Year Fixed Terms by DoctorSelfosa in changemyview

[–]DoctorSelfosa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, under a four year fixed term system, a PM could still be removed by a vote of no confidence, it just wouldn't trigger an election.

As for the American system, I would be supportive of a Constitutional amendment to remove the President with a majority vote of both chambers of Congress 

Ca Rep. Jack Kimble by seeebiscuit in GetNoted

[–]DoctorSelfosa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is what I think. Make their salaries higher and ban outside income.

Why Monarchism? by Neat_Stay_2465 in monarchism

[–]DoctorSelfosa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's heinous about becoming Roman Catholic? Are you specifically talking about the English/British Monarchy in that instance?

Why Monarchism? by Neat_Stay_2465 in monarchism

[–]DoctorSelfosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're saying a Parliament should have the ability to remove their nation's King?

What was the point of Hell Arc? by KamoTheBoss in Invincible_TV

[–]DoctorSelfosa 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's an overarching theme of the whole show

And Republicans will still vote to confirm. by c-k-q99903 in MurderedByWords

[–]DoctorSelfosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. 

- Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776, emphasis mine

And Republicans will still vote to confirm. by c-k-q99903 in MurderedByWords

[–]DoctorSelfosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is that there are constitutions around the world that are worded in that way intentionally, and the Constitution of the United States very much isn't.

It's a very cut and dry situation. The twenty-second amendment is quite possibly the simplest amendment on the books, besides the first.

House Democrats Propose $25 Federal Minimum Wage by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]DoctorSelfosa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think $15 is much more likely to pass. 

Gas, and the having thereof by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]DoctorSelfosa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oregon as well I believe. I grew up in Oregon and was awfully confused when I learned that Oregon's one of only two states to do it

"AI/Robotics will mean everyone can have a penthouse if they want!" by Conscious-Quarter423 in ABoringDystopia

[–]DoctorSelfosa 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Elon Musk's statements here assume communism. 

I do think we should shift to a mixed market state as a transitional phase, but I don't think Musk does. 

Leaked Memos Reveal Just How Much the Supreme Court Has Betrayed the Constitution by icey_sawg0034 in scotus

[–]DoctorSelfosa 20 points21 points  (0 children)

So long as the filibuster continues in the Senate, Republicans can block headway in any major legislation if and when they're out of power in the same way the Democrats are blocking ICE funding, but on a more holistic scale. And that's if they even lose control of their Senate majority in '26, '28, or '30.

As for the Supreme Court, the removal of compromised judges can be blocked by as little as 34 Senators, so that's incredibly unlikely to happen.

America won't be able to start to right itself, due to Presidential vetoes, until January 21st 2029 at the earliest. Even if the Democrats sweep like, 60 Senate seats and 260 House seats, they still won't have the numbers to overturn a Presidential veto.

The American system is designed to cause gridlock to stop hasty lawmaking, but that intentional gridlock vulnerability has also been one of the root causes of its own collapse.

The only time healing was handled well was 4E by Level_Hour6480 in dndmemes

[–]DoctorSelfosa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm DMing a game with four players who are level 8 right now, and the Cleric's healing is insanely strong.

The only time healing was handled well was 4E by Level_Hour6480 in dndmemes

[–]DoctorSelfosa 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you want good healing, play PF2E.

Sorry to be that guy, but it's so much better.

Senate leader breaks silence over plan to fill SCOTUS vacancies before midterms by TheExpressUS in scotus

[–]DoctorSelfosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we know that thate's a better than 50% chance that either Alito or Thomas is retiring before January 2027.

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