Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
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Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
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Re: Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
#2I don't buy the argument that "the system is fundamentally broken" because the political divisions of our times are some how uniquely worse than at any other point in US history. If you go read books like "A People's History of the United States" or other historical accounts that go beyond the typical 8th grade / high school US history you will find a lot of examples of when things were as bad as they are today or arguably much worse. The whole rural vs urban interests clash isn't even a new phenomenon that goes back to the beginning of the United States.
That's not to say that the system of government could never be improved but if your argument starts out with a premise that doesn't really seem true I question whether the whole idea isn't a little half baked.
Re: Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
#3This would make some progress towards fixing one of the biggest problems with our winner takes all electoral system.
No way this actually passes, though, since it's against the interests of most congresscritters - whose seats in their own gerrymandered districts are safe, even if it puts their party at a disadvantage.
Re: Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
#4I don't buy the argument that "the system is fundamentally broken" because the political divisions of our times are some how uniquely worse than at any other point in US history. If you go read books like "A People's History of the United States" or other historical accounts that go beyond the typical 8th grade / high school US history you will find a lot of examples of when things were as bad as they are today or ar…
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Re: Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
#5I don't buy the argument that "the system is fundamentally broken" because the political divisions of our times are some how uniquely worse than at any other point in US history. If you go read books like "A People's History of the United States" or other historical accounts that go beyond the typical 8th grade / high school US history you will find a lot of examples of when things were as bad as they are today or ar…
> I don't buy the argument that "the system is fundamentally broken"
This animation visualizes the increasing partisan nature of Congress over the last 60 years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEczkhfLwqM
So the trend does not seem to be ideal here.
It seems like the proposed act will directly impact this increasing split.
More details: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/23/a-stu...
Re: Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
#6I don't think the problem is districts. Governance in the US works through compromise. The hyper-partisan environment is caused by bases pushing representatives apart and not allowing for understanding. To make matters worse, a tiny percentage of voters are educated on the issues in a meaningful way. They are educated in soundbites though which exacerbates the issue. A representative democracy can't function with the representatives being accosted at every turn (either democrat or republican).
Re: Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
#7I don't buy the argument that "the system is fundamentally broken" because the political divisions of our times are some how uniquely worse than at any other point in US history. If you go read books like "A People's History of the United States" or other historical accounts that go beyond the typical 8th grade / high school US history you will find a lot of examples of when things were as bad as they are today or ar…
This "half baked" idea is just proportional representation. It's not like they invented it, and it seems to work well enough in New Zealand, in fact most complaints seem to be that it isn't perfectly proportional.
Re: Fair Representation Act (HR 3057)
#8Need to just somehow create a new country with better election procedures from the start. This will never pass in our existing system.
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#9My horse in the race did not win. It wasn't HRC. However the feeling I get is a lot of her voters are in disbelief she lost and can't understand the opponent having won. It feels as if they felt entitled to a result that didn't pan out. If HRC had won, we would not be seeing these calls for reform gain attention.
That said, gerrymandering has two effects, one negative, one positive. On the negative side, there is little competition, on the positive side, the vast majority are happy with the result. Moreso than that of a 51:49 split.
If you ask me competition is healthy, if I look at the previous election, people don't like close elections.
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#10The electoral college also should be replaced with popular vote.