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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2020, @03:08PM
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by Anonymous Coward
on Friday June 26 2020, @03:08PM (#1012876)
Proportional representation would solve this dilemma in a heartbeat, which is why it will never, in a million years, ever be allowed by the current political establishment.
Imagine a government with let's say something like 30% republican, 30% democrat, 15% libertarian, 15% green, 10% rando stuff (independents, commies, socialists, nationalists, etc). It'd suddenly mean those corporate handouts and pork might face real opposition, and you'd have folks more interested in pursuing agendas focused on bettering society from a wide array of different perspectives. More importantly, I think that distribution is likely far more realistic than the current bullshit 50/50 democrat/republican nonsense which is driven only by our district based first past the post systems which, at best, are angling towards some sort of instant runoff system which won't change anything.
Instant runoff isn't proportional representation. However, it does make small parties more viable, in that voting for one as first choice doesn't have the effect of wasting your vote. It's a step in the right direction.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2020, @03:08PM (1 child)
Proportional representation would solve this dilemma in a heartbeat, which is why it will never, in a million years, ever be allowed by the current political establishment.
Imagine a government with let's say something like 30% republican, 30% democrat, 15% libertarian, 15% green, 10% rando stuff (independents, commies, socialists, nationalists, etc). It'd suddenly mean those corporate handouts and pork might face real opposition, and you'd have folks more interested in pursuing agendas focused on bettering society from a wide array of different perspectives. More importantly, I think that distribution is likely far more realistic than the current bullshit 50/50 democrat/republican nonsense which is driven only by our district based first past the post systems which, at best, are angling towards some sort of instant runoff system which won't change anything.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Thursday July 02 2020, @01:55PM
Instant runoff isn't proportional representation.
However, it does make small parties more viable, in that voting for one as first choice doesn't have the effect of wasting your vote. It's a step in the right direction.