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edgyquant on July 9, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Elon’s Out

>A simple requirement that no coordinated individual or organization have sway over more than 25% of political seats, and political organizations at the federal and state levels must be separated, would do wonders for decentralization and better representation.

and would be undemocratic

IX-103 on July 9, 2022 [–]

How is that? Popular parties would split to express a wider array of views.

Of course first-past the post voting systems won't work here, but that doesn't make it undemocratic.

edgyquant on July 10, 2022 | [–]

You are restricting who can be elected based on ideology and setting percentages. That’s as in democratic as a single party state

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