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mooscaretaker OP t1_itvd1sz wrote

Reply to comment by Accurate-Historian-7 in Young voters are so important by mooscaretaker

This is one of my main complaints, the people running this country (and this state) are generationally much older then the majority of their constituents. I am a firm believe in term limits although there are arguments for and against. But when politicians make a career out of political life, they don't understand what people are going through. Older people esp are dismissive of the modern concerns and really have no idea the younger people are up against. If the young don't vote, the old will always vote for self preservation.

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PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM t1_itwh6e2 wrote

It's also hard to even get on a ballot.

I tried running for Cranston council in July and couldn't get enough signatures to be nominated.

Most folks wouldn't open the door for me because they thought I was selling solar panels.

Young or old; it's tough to break into their club.

I'm going to try again in 2024, this time I'll take advantage of the voter demographics spreadsheets they give out.

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mooscaretaker OP t1_itxuim7 wrote

Try again. In the meantime follow the data at RI Secretary of States website. Talk to your local town clerk in charge of voting. https://vote.sos.ri.gov/ You need to find out what the issues are locally and attend local meetings. It's so important

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Accurate-Historian-7 t1_itvg1q9 wrote

Term limits are definitely something that need to be considered in this country. Also a cap on max age for president!

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misterspokes t1_itvi8he wrote

Ideally we uncap the house, apply an alternative popular vote compact, and use mixed member districts to start. We no longer need to consider the size of the building and it's offices, Congress ran just fine virtually under COVID (The House, the Senate shut down because Mitch McConnell thought that it was unnecessary)

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