Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-225 days agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldimagemessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up11.83Karrow-down118
arrow-up11.81Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-225 days agomessage-square225linkfedilink
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·25 days agoYeah, just get the winner of a 2-party FPTP system to change the rules that got them elected and instead put in place a PPV system that will ensure they never again get a majority. ezpz
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-224 days ago a PPV system that will ensure they never again get a majority. Are you saying the two party system doesn’t represent the people?
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoNo system completely represents the people, but sorting people into only A or B is worse than systems that allow more categories.
Yeah, just get the winner of a 2-party FPTP system to change the rules that got them elected and instead put in place a PPV system that will ensure they never again get a majority. ezpz
Are you saying the two party system doesn’t represent the people?
No system completely represents the people, but sorting people into only A or B is worse than systems that allow more categories.