Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline algorithm

Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline... by NoMoreNicksLeft on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @10:45AM (#10304316)

I see no appeal in proportional representation. The idea that I can only vote for a party, and that they get to choose which people actually hold those seats... it is repulsive and sickening.

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Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline... by emergentcypher on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @11:07AM (#10304504)

Any belief you have that the present system works any differently is a fiction.

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Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline... by dragonwriter on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @02:09PM (#10305889)

You aren't describing PR, you are describing party list systems, which are one method of achieving PR. Single Transferrable Vote in multimember districts also achieved proportionality of representation, but involves directly voting for candidates. MMP mixes elements of FPTP and party list proportional. And there are a bunch of other mechanisms for achieving PR.

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