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That's why I suggested a good system, rather than a perfect one. Dozens of countries already use proportional representation.
by stretchwithme 10y ago
That's why I suggested a good system, rather than a perfect one.
Dozens of countries already use proportional representation.
- simonh 10y agoYes, but there's no appetite for a change of that magnitude in the US today. But if PR is your goal, I think a more representative version of the current system is more likely to lead us to that than an increasingly less representative version of it through persistent creeping gerrymandering.
- stretchwithme 10y agoThere's only so much appetite for change. I wouldn't want to waste it on a marginal improvement that only benefits people with similar perspectives if they live in the same area.
- stretchwithme 10y agoAnd switching to proportional representation would help fix lobbyist control of government, which is a huge problem. Ending gerrymandering just changes who is going to serve the lobbyists.
- stretchwithme 10y agoAnd the appetite for change goes up when there is something worth changing for. Helping a few people in a few districts doesn't do much for most people.