Including representation by geographical area is an effective counterweight to one-party politics.
Wait, gerrymandering an area to be +25 to a party is a counterweight to one-party politics?
The best counterweight by far is proportional representation.
The best counterweight by far is proportional representation.
You are correct to a fault. The resulting coalitions that are a product of parliamentary systems are often paralyzed. That’s today’s Germany.
@co-hoosier what makes you think things would change? In some states, the Libertarian party may get a seat or two. In most states it will be 4 one major party and 3 to the other major party. The Green, Natural Law, et al won't hit the barrier.
Garland: He wasn’t going to be confirmed even if there was a vote.
Sure he was. He was about as milquetoast a pick as you could ask for. It was 2016, not 2026. Plenty of Republicans at the time would have allowed the President to make his choice , as was the norm at the time.
@co-hoosier what do you mean? Nebraska has a lot of votes for 3rd parties? There were 49 seats up in 2022, 95.5% went D or R. So at most, 3 independent seats. Maybe none if they went to people of different parties.
(1) Democrats and Republicans engaging in unconstitutional race-based gerrymandering or (2) Mitch McConnell refusing a vote on Merrick Garland as part of the “advise and consent” role of the Senate regarding SCOTUS nominees?
Not one of your choices, but I'm convinced that McConnell is also responsible for not convicting Trump in the J6 impeachment. He didn't want to piss off the MAGAs , and said that what was done was done and the justice system could deal with Trump. Had he supported the conviction (which I think he did, but couldn't get past the politics), his vote and a couple more who would have followed his lead would have prevented the nightmare we're all living today.