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Kindler's avatar

I get your point, Professor, but I think you put your thumb on the scale in a few ways here to favor your argument. First, “the Constitution is broken” is an overstated strawman - what I hear is people saying “The Constitution needs to be updated in a few key ways to keep up with contemporary challenges.”

Second, it is too pat to assert, as the mainstream media too often does, that both sides are evenly balanced. In fact, if you look at the polls, many of the more progressive positions on gun safety, abortion, the environment, etc. are widely popular. The “even balance” illusion comes precisely from the outdated Constitutional relics like the Electoral College and small state residents having much more power in Congress than people from large states. Assuming “equal balance” distracts from the reality of the power exerted by such interest groups as the gun lobby, the fossil fuel industry and the religious right.

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Bill Rusen's avatar

Excellent piece, thank you

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