I dunno, I can definitely think of some times in our history when it impacted the poorest people.
I think there’s something very useful in the elections for representatives, in terms of it being an official poll of the people.
I think sortition is a really interesting concept and could work well, but I think it won’t work if it’s the only legislative body. I would be pretty starkly against that, but I would support reforms that made it the second legislative body.
If you really want a unicameral system as your top priority, I’d support a proportional representation House of Representatives.
Proportional does not work. Most European parliaments are proportional and has the same dysfunctions as the us system. The root is always the parties. They have to go.
> The root is always the parties. They have to go.
I don't really think sortition itself would kill the parties. It does seem like a good way to weaken them, but...I suspect they would find a way to survive.
I genuinely don't know of how to do away with political parties. Is there a good example of a democratic system (or a governance by the people) that doesn't have political parties?
I dunno, I can definitely think of some times in our history when it impacted the poorest people.
I think there’s something very useful in the elections for representatives, in terms of it being an official poll of the people.
I think sortition is a really interesting concept and could work well, but I think it won’t work if it’s the only legislative body. I would be pretty starkly against that, but I would support reforms that made it the second legislative body.
If you really want a unicameral system as your top priority, I’d support a proportional representation House of Representatives.