J.K. Lundblad (@jklundblad): "This is an interesting workaround from @Nicholas Decker to “proportional” representation what wouldn’t threaten the “two party” system. Duvergers Law holds that the US will likely always be trapped in this two-party cycle. I find this workaround kinda neat, but if we could, it…"

The app for independent voices

This is an interesting workaround from Nicholas Decker to “proportional” representation what wouldn’t threaten the “two party” system.

Duvergers Law holds that the US will likely always be trapped in this two-party cycle. I find this workaround kinda neat, but if we could, it would be more fun to speculate on a total re-write of the system and what that could look like…from sortition to votes scaled based on taxes paid.

I am working a new essay exploring alternatives at Risk & Progress.

The solution to this is proportional representation. There are a few main types of system, the most common of which are party lists. Each party gets seats in proportion to its total vote share, with some systems allowing you only to elect some number of candidates on the party list, and others allowing voters to have some influence over the exact candidates who are selected

Nicholas Decker

Feb 10

12:24 PM

The app for independent voices

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