I would have preferred that version of history.

Let's work to make this one better after we are able to pick up the pieces and create something new. Something better.

If it replaces the 'Primary Process' only, then no national laws need to change, and states could experiment with it.

No Political Parties.
No Early Fundraising from Private Donors.
No Early Polling to choose issue positions.

Real Americans, Real Debates, Open Primaries, and Ranked-Choice Voting.

Ideally, we pick the top 1 of 4 of 100. It could be VERY Exciting, & managed with online video.

I wonder if things would be better if our Elections learned something from American Idol, with a twist.
What if we randomly selected 100 people to serve, & we had a series of public ranked-choice votes to whittle the field down to the top 4? Each stage would give equal airtime/debate & funding.

The Senate swiftly approved the House resolution requiring the release of all unclassified records on Epstein, setting the stage for the bill to go to Trump for his signature reut.rs/4poeYPD

Absolutely.

In Milwaukee, where I used to live decades ago, there were the Summerfest grounds.

Every weekend, the grounds would be taken over by a different ethnic parade. It was grand, and always fresh.

FYI, this argument is targeted towards people who prioritize greed over people.

If we all want to improve our 401k, shouldn't GDP vote over LAND?

Personally, I think it makes more sense for people to vote in a democracy.

Why is LAND voting when GDP could?

FREEDOM & Independence.

FOSS (free and open source software) needs to run locally on hardware you own.

We are NEVER completely Free (libre) on cloud hardware.

If the US were to have a 'Trust Buster' or 'Monopoly Buster' government form between the President, SCOTUS, and Congress -- then AI and Tech might not only grow larger faster, but you'd have less hegemonic control and restriction on the marketplace.

The innovation dynamic would move horizontally.

An interesting point about Photonics is that NO ONE owns the space yet. So competitors to NVIDIA, AMD, & Intel are still a potential option, however, like the web --- NVIDIA, Google, Apple, AMD, Intel, etc...

are likely too large to allow an upstart company to grow to a $1T Scale, before buyout.

Photonics + Chiplets mean you can seperate your chiplets by a greater distance, improving thermals, and improving chip on board scalability. Pumping 600W into 1-4 square inches has it's limits.

Fiber Optics and Photonics could allow for SLI again.