A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.
A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.Open
The prospective prime minister aims to “reform” Britain’s democracy—into a disguised permanent dictatorship. The post Burnham’s Disproportionate Misrepresentation appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Burnham’s Disproportionate Misrepresentation The prospective prime minister aims to “reform” Britain’s democracy—into a disguised permanent dictatorship. UK Special Coverage Proportional representation is an extremely boring thing. Which is precisely why, if you want to destroy British democracy, it is such a very useful tool. The mind-numbingly tedious voting system is even known by the initialism “PR,” which is ideal for a structure whose main public appeal really is a matter of pure public relations. Marching into Parliament wielding machine-guns is far too obvious a way to stage a coup.…Open
The political scientist Lee Drutman argues that we should switch to a system of proportional representation and put an end to our “trench warfare politics.”