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US politics was intentionally designed such that the majority doesn't get its way. It's the single major innovation in liberal political philosophy in the past
by leifaffles 9y ago
US politics was intentionally designed such that the majority doesn't get its way. It's the single major innovation in liberal political philosophy in the past 500 years.
Saying "it's not democratic!" isn't a useful comment.
We know.
- delta-v 9y agoHow about saying replacing the current system with proportional representation? Is that a useful comment?
- chrisbennet 9y agoThere are good reasons not to have proportional representation, at least not purely proportional. One downside to strictly proportional representation is that a concentrated majority can make decisions without collaborating/cooperating with the minority. Example: Coastal states with large populations could just ignore the other states with small populations. The US bicameral congress balances the proportional House against the non-proportional Senate.
- heurist 9y agoThe alternative right now is the minority having total control over nearly all federal and state bodies of government in the nation. I'll take the 'risks' of proportional representation over that...