That's a start, but until you can let people stop having to pick between voting their conscience and voting out of fear, the parties and incumbents can still w

That's a start, but until you can let people stop having to pick between voting their conscience and voting out of fear, the parties and incumbents can still wield a lot of power, IMHO. Having an election that lets people rank their preferences could remove the voting out of fear and let us actually focus on voting for our hopes and our ideals.