Steps to Create a More Democratic America

We the United States of America were founded in a rebellion against our imperial rulers. We preached representation and self-determination for all. Our founding fathers cried out against colonialism. Unfortunately today we are the colonial power. Though not as much as we once were, we still have colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Not to mention our nation's capital does not have representation in congress. Our most well-known colony is Puerto Rico which has seen the disastrous results of being our colony. Last year Hurricane Maria a devastating storm, destroyed the island leaving many people today over half a year later still without power and with much of their other infrastructure yet to be rebuilt. Congress did give some money to help out but nearly as much as they gave to the Houston area who experienced a less severe hurricane only a month before. Our congress and government does not care about Puerto Rico or any of our other territories because there is not political

The American Presidential Primaries. Over four moths of constant elections. In fact in 2016 the primary season lasted from the Iowa caucuses on February 1st to the Washington, DC primary on June 14th. Contests are often decided by the time of the late May to June primaries making citizens whose states primaries are in those late months, votes don't matter. The 2016 Democratic and Republican primaries were both considered very close but were still decided well before all primaries have taken place. Hillary Clinton became the presumptive Democratic nominee on June 6th with still six states and D.C. yet to vote. These states make up over 16% of the population of the United States. That means 16% of the countries vote did not matter in the 2016 Democratic primaries. In the Republican primaries nine states primaries took place after Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee on May 5th. These states are over 21% of the total American population. 21% of America's vote did not matter

Sorry for the long delay. But I'm back with my plans for Congressional Reform for the House of Representatives. In theory the concept of a body of representatives each representing a small district of about 700,000 people should work and be fully democratic. However, the current House is far from that. This is most notably do to gerrymandering or partisan redistricting. Creating the weirdest shape districts that divide local communities just so that the people in power stay in power. Google the Ohio 11th, Maryland 3rd, and Texas 35th districts. This is an undemocratic practice because it does not allow for political change in addition to not letting communities pick a representative for themselves. Gerrymandering also lets districts be divided racially which is unconstitutional according to the federal courts that made Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina change their districts in 2016. Another issue with the current House of Representatives is that it under represents the urban m