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I see no appeal in proportional representation. The idea that I can only vote for a party, and that they get to choose which people actually hold those seats...
by NoMoreNicksLeft 11y ago
I see no appeal in proportional representation. The idea that I can only vote for a party, and that they get to choose which people actually hold those seats... it is repulsive and sickening.
- emergentcypher 11y agoAny belief you have that the present system works any differently is a fiction.
- dragonwriter 11y agoYou aren't describing PR, you are describing party list systems, which are one method of achieving PR. Single Transferrable Vote in multimember districts also achieved proportionality of representation, but involves directly voting for candidates. MMP mixes elements of FPTP and party list proportional. And there are a bunch of other mechanisms for achieving PR.