Reforming state legislatures and universal voting
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

 

View this email in your browser

ILLUSTRATIONS BY SARAH ANGÈLE WILSON

Dear reader,

Why do we have state senates? How can 49 percent of the
electorate support a candidate for office, yet get no representation?
And why doesn't everybody vote?

In today's installment of the Prospect's big ideas series, Prospects
2032, Harold Meyerson, Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne look closer at
these issues of democracy and voting, and imagine a different world.

Meyerson argues for unicameral legislatures at the state level (like we
have in Nebraska), and proportional representation to ensure that
elected bodies resemble their electorates. Rapoport and Dionne make the
case for universal voting, to achieve close to 100 percent democracy
that reflects the popular will.

Together, this would be a powerful transformation of how our governments
and elections work, and who policy serves.

Read Harold Meyerson's piece here.

Read Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne's piece here.

You can support our work by becoming a member today
. All of the reader support we receive
funds our editorial mission: illuminating stories about ideas, politics
and power.

If you're already a member, THANK YOU!

If not, become a member now .

I WANT TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT WORK

Thanks for your consideration.

Sincerely,
David Dayen, Executive Editor
The American Prospect

 

[link removed]

 

[link removed]

 

[link removed]

 

[link removed]

 

[link removed]

YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM

The American Prospect, Inc.
1225 I Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC xxxxxx
United States
Copyright (c) 2022 The American Prospect. All rights reserved.

To opt out of American Prospect membership messaging, click here
.

To manage your newsletter preferences, click here
.

To unsubscribe from all American Prospect emails, including newsletters,
click here
.