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A much simpler and more effective method would be to create a minimum of 3 official political parties. That way it would not be entirely us-vs-them and so many
by Judgmentality 8y ago
A much simpler and more effective method would be to create a minimum of 3 official political parties. That way it would not be entirely us-vs-them and so many other benefits, including a rank voting system which is so much better.
I believe, with no hard evidence, that a 3 party system could solve most of the political problems facing the United States today. Because it would remove the incentives to be impossible to work with (although I feel this applies to one party more than the other, it definitely goes both ways).
- int_19h 8y agoIf you create an electoral system that has ranked voting and, ideally, party-proportional representation (e.g. straight up party lists, or MMP), then you'll get more political parties pretty much automatically. As it is, we already have more than 3 parties (not sure what "official" means in this context, since you don't really have to register a party in US for it to meaningfully exist). The problem is Duverger's Law, which confines mainstream politics to the top two, and presents a near-insurmountable barrier for everybody else.
- Judgmentality 8y agoYou might find this interesting http://freakonomics.com/podcast/politics-industry/ http://freakonomics.com/podcast/politics-industry/