Why can't I vote in the meaningful primary elections in Maryland?  Why is gerrymandering watering down the political process?  Is it at all surprising that the corporate elite in the DNC are spending big money AGAINST progressive candidates within their party?  I discuss all this and more on this episode.  I also propose an alternative to the geographic Congressional Districts - what if we elected representatives by household income brackets instead?  I also shed some light on the South African Constitution as an example for what we could do differently.

References:

Updates on Violence

• Israel's Involvement in the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh
• Steve Kerr on violence and HR8

Democracy Now! Episode 5/18/2022

• David Sirota
• David's Article - They Are Not Even Pretending Anymore
• Nina Turner

Other Sources

• State Campaign Spending Limits
• US Household Income Statistics
• 2021 MLB MVP Voting Results
• Represent US - Ranked Choice Voting
• South African Constitution
• My collegiate paper on income based representation

Song I'm Rocking To:

Thanks to the kiddo - For Good - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel on Wicked the Musical & Nipsey Russell - Slide Some Oil To Me