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When polarization feels intractable and millions believe their voices don't matter, Congress still has the power to change this—no constitutional amendment needed. Learn more: https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/publication/congressional-reform-proportional-representation
80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what normal people think. There’s a new way forward: proportional representation.
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
diya25.bsky.social
This is part of strategy 1. Published in 2020 but pretty much went under the radar, but is aging well.
Full report at this link https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report « 2020De...onPurpose D THE SIX STRATEGIES AND THIRTY-ONE RECOMMENDATIONS STRATEGY 1: Achieve Equality of Voice and Representation Expand both the House of Representatives and the ways that people can vote for their repre-sentatives. Change how districts are drawn: first to eliminate partisan gerrymandering and then to make them larger, allowing several representatives per district. Amend the Constitution to allow for congressional regulation of campaign expenditures. Empower small donors and make campaign donations more transparent. Move from life tenure to single eighteen-year terms for Supreme Court 22 OUR COMMON PURPOSE justices. These are the eight recommendations of the Commission's first strategy. 1.1 Substantially enlarge the House of Representatives through federal legislation to make it and the Electoral College more representative of the nation's population. When the framers of the Constitution designed the House of Representatives, they set "Some folks feel the voices that count the most are those that have the power. And when I am my most negative, I feel the same way.... [But) democracy is about all voices counting..... How do we get those people to believe that we can make that change?" -ELLSWORTH, MAINE a constitutional cap of 30,000 constituents per representative. With population growth, the House grew from 65 to 435 members in 1929, when Congress capped its size. With further population growth, the average Congressperson now represents over 747,000 constituents. Repealing the 1929 Permanent Apportionment Act and evnanding the House will tight.. This expansion will also have a salutary effect on the Electoral College. The framers designed the Electoral College to balance the influence of the population at large and of the states on presidential elections-and, among states, the influence of small and large. Demographic changes have shifted the delicate balance and increased th…
August 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
mnocksr.bsky.social
https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose
Our Common Purpose
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July 21, 2021 at 11:51 AM
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July 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
diya25.bsky.social
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#OurCommonPurpose

Instead of being reactive, could we benefit by driving election reform? Take that bone right out of the MAGA beast's mouth?

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June 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
cynthiarterrell.bsky.social
Great to be at the America Academy of Arts & Sciences gathering to discuss its #OurCommonPurpose report & great to hear @pid-us.bsky.social’s Danielle Allen report that the U.S.Capitol can accommodate 1,500 members of Congress so we can indeed (& should) #ExpandTheHouse to give voters more power 🗳️
December 12, 2024 at 4:20 PM
samwang.bsky.social
https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report
Our Common Purpose
This publication is the final report of the bipartisan Co...
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December 1, 2024 at 9:53 PM
civichealthall.bsky.social
Day 12 of #CivicHealthMonth

Great resource shared by @dsallentess at @Vot_ER_org #CivicHealthConference Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century

https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report
Our Common Purpose
This publication is the final report of the bipartisan Co...
www.amacad.org
November 23, 2024 at 4:55 AM
rovingreader.bsky.social
Had the amazing opportunity to hear Danielle Allen talk about Democracy for the 21st century the other night. Chatted briefly afterward. She's amazing. Thank you, @oregonhumanities.org for another great night with great minds.

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"Our Common Purpose" is available to read online at https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report Image shows cover of report called "Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century" Comission on the practice of democracy citizenship.
May 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM