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Kathleen McCroskey's avatar

The (severe) problem with prop-rep is that it is more un-democratic in that it pushes consensus-forming away from its roots at the local level and onto the floor of the legislature. This also relates to a total lack of a social structure in these large nations.

Why not do the simple task of fixing the actual problems in FPTP? Which are: voting blind (in contrast to a consensus decision by a local town hall) and voting on emotion rather than reason, in the “retribution booth.” The simplest fix is as done now in many countries, you have a run-off election among the top candidates until you get a majority for that candidate. This also alleviates the “voting blind” issue as people get a second chance to look at their (important) decision. But certain actors strenuously maintain the need to “vote blind.”

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TriTorch's avatar

Our Voting System - First Past the Post - Always Leads to Two Party Rule, Here's How to Fix This: https://old.bitchute.com/video/f8Oe0HK6FJ45 [10mins]

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