Dream: A More Perfect Union

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Dream Government: A More Perfect Union

During this episode: 
Kevin and Jaime dream about a better way to govern, to create a more perfect union. In a "dream" episode, there are no barriers to creating a new "ideal." This week, they discuss what works for our government, what doesn't, and what steps they would take to make US government more functional.  

Their expertise in regards to governance? Very little, in fact they were fairly certain a governor just kept company vehicles throttled.
Their qualifications to discuss the topic? Random life experience and caffeination during recording sessions.
Basically, anything they discuss? Don’t take their word for it - but they hope you enjoy the show!

Reference Links:

Coffee and common ground this week: 

In Jaime’s Cup: Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee: https://hawaiianisles.com/ 

In Kevin’s Cup: Seattle’s Best Post Alley Blend: https://www.seattlesbest.com/product/post-alley-blend 

Merriam-Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/ 

Sources:

This map shows how many European countries can fit into the continental US: This map shows how many European countries can fit into the continental US. 

Republic vs Democracy: Republic Vs. Democracy

Salaries of members of US Congress: Salaries of members of the United States Congress

Rise of Independent Voters: ​​Share of independent voters is forecast to increase steadily

Quotables:

“No wonder it took a bunch of humans a couple of meetings to figure this out.”

“Should we court some monarchies? See if they wanna go out for a little bit?”

“I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, I am so glad I’m not a legislator!”

Show us your common sense:

We would love to hear from you. Please feel free to stop by and let us know your thoughts on today’s episode. What kind of government would you like to see? Do you think of parliament and congress as the same thing? What’s in your cup this week?