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Humanist_Activist

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10. To be honest, I think districting is unsustainable, at least how we keep practicing it...

Reply to JaneyVee (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2014, 10:56 PM

May 2014

in the United States.

I think we would have fairer outcomes with at-large state wide, proportional, multi-party/multi-candidate elections. On the ballot you would vote for your slate of candidates/preferred political party, and then candidates from said party or slate of candidates would be elected to a number of seats proportional to their percentage of the vote.

This is grossly oversimplified, but you get the idea.

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This is what America would look like without gerrymandering [View all] JaneyVee May 2014 OP

But what would America look like without gerrymandering Art_from_Ark May 2014 #1

+1 Agschmid May 2014 #2

First question that 2naSalit May 2014 #7

In Pennsylvania Demos win popular vote but Repubicans get 72% House seats KittyWampus May 2014 #3

That happened here in NC too struggle4progress May 2014 #5

There is something very wrong when the majority of voters vote for a Democrat, ohnoyoudidnt May 2014 #4

In the long run, though, even this bullshit won't be enough to save them. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #6

I agree, but the fight against oligarchy and avarice is a neverending batttle. ohnoyoudidnt May 2014 #8

True, and the GOP/Koch-strokers are only the most visible face of it. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #9

To be honest, I think districting is unsustainable, at least how we keep practicing it... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #10

I agree... Springslips May 2014 #11

Honestly, much of it is because of the history of the United States. Humanist_Activist May 2014 #14

This is nonsense because ... aggiesal May 2014 #12

While you are correct on the stateline issue nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #13

The reality of the free vote in America polynomial May 2014 #15