10-27-2016, 12:03 PM
Duverger's Law shows us that the number of political parties you will have is the number of winners in an election, plus one. Currently, our system is that of a plurality. If we were to, for instance, get rid of Congressional districts and assign representatives based on a proportional election system is would foster the potential for additional parties. If we also included ranked elections for executive positions and those of fixed number, like the Senate, it would also provide more viability for additional parties as the proportional elections for representatives would allow other parties to grow and the ranked voting would allow for votes to be cast for those parties where that vote is not essentially a vote for the opposite.
We will never get rid of parties. There are pros and cons to them, but they are a natural part of the political process and they will always exist. I'm in favor of parties that are more like in other countries where they actually focus on public policy rather than just elections, so reform, but they will always exist.
We will never get rid of parties. There are pros and cons to them, but they are a natural part of the political process and they will always exist. I'm in favor of parties that are more like in other countries where they actually focus on public policy rather than just elections, so reform, but they will always exist.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
