Australia has a system based on that of the US (single-member constituencies in House of Reps, and equal state representation in the Senate ). But we have ranked-choice (or instant runoff) in the Reps, and PR in the Senate. This has long meant that voters can support a third party without "wasting their vote". More recently, we have seen the two-party system to break down, as more small-party and independent candidates outpoll at least one of the traditional big parties and are then elected in subsequent rounds of counting.
Even without PR, a shift to ranked-choice would be hugely beneficial. It only requires a change in the voting method, not a wholesale reconstruction of the electoral system
Certainly something to dream about. Not sure how legislation, even well-written would survive this Supreme Court and you can bet that’s exactly where such legislation would end up. If we’ve learned anything it’s that power doesn’t just surrender itself willingly.
Australia has a system based on that of the US (single-member constituencies in House of Reps, and equal state representation in the Senate ). But we have ranked-choice (or instant runoff) in the Reps, and PR in the Senate. This has long meant that voters can support a third party without "wasting their vote". More recently, we have seen the two-party system to break down, as more small-party and independent candidates outpoll at least one of the traditional big parties and are then elected in subsequent rounds of counting.
Even without PR, a shift to ranked-choice would be hugely beneficial. It only requires a change in the voting method, not a wholesale reconstruction of the electoral system
Open primary elections would help nudge the representative toward the median voter's views.
Certainly something to dream about. Not sure how legislation, even well-written would survive this Supreme Court and you can bet that’s exactly where such legislation would end up. If we’ve learned anything it’s that power doesn’t just surrender itself willingly.
It's a good idea, and a good start on it!
For the remedies section, may I suggest one of these:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_loop_diagram
Yeah. That was what I was referring to but couldn’t think of the name of it. Senioritis has kicked in.