we can fix US politics with a few simple steps. 1. remove the 2-party system, 2. enact Article the First (congressional apportionment amendment), 3. get the public fucking involved
All that's needed is step 3 actually.
You can never fix it unless you have some qualification to vote. Own land etc. Some kind of PoW. Some people are just voting fodder and will vote for who promises the most free shit.
Imagine a blockchain application even better than money...governance! Say goodbye to politicians.
Voting can be moved to blockchain. BCH might be able to handle that with the November HF. Incorporate that capability to US census databases and you can have legit "1 person 1 vote"
(4) 2-party systems and multiple party systems have both their pros and cons. E.g. in multiple party systems you need to form coalitions. My pol science advise: start with step 3. MAGA
5/ and kickstart the public into awareness. All of the other fundamental changes to the party systems and other governance models can only come when the corrupt, broken parts are gone
4/ You're right though, step 3 really should be the first one. But how does one get the public involved? Right now it seems that just the election of Trump was enough to start the fire
3/ because it would require exponentially more financing for Big Corp to get their selected representatives elected. Or even get them in the running against another of their selections
2/ Article the First would break down the current size of districts to roughly 1 representative per every 60,000 citizens. Increased representation decreases special interest funding
1/ I was aware the districts were how representatives were assigned, but not how the districts and voting work. I don't vote, so I haven't taken the time to learn the process
(3) When you don't have districts and count all votes, the aggregated results tends to a multiparty system(e.g GE, NL). The way you organise elections determines the no. of parties.
(2) When you vote by districts(e.g. US, UK) and the winner gets all, the aggregated election results tends to 2 parties.
(1) I agree you have to change the institutions. But, there's something you probably didn't know. The 2-system is the result of the way the voting process is organised.
