Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N...
by forgetfreeman on Sunday April 21, 2024 @10:37PM
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Sure there's several roadmaps to get back to something approximating representative government but they all have to get through legislative bodies that have been well and truly captured by corporate interests and oligarchs. The issue isn't that we don't know what representative government looks like, it's that we don't have one and there are no clear incentives for elected officials to make supplying one a priority.
Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N...
by anamax on Sunday April 21, 2024 @11:40PM
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> Independent redistricting commissions
Define "independent".
I note that California has an "Independent redistricting commission" and it gerrymandered the state more than the previous "by legislature" system. (Exactly how do you determine "independent" in a way that isn't easily gamed?)
Of course, there's also the "define gerrymander" question.
The typical answer is some variation on "minimize the perimeter of districts." That's measurable but why is it good? For example, it doesn't follow interest group lines
Independent redistricting commissions, banning political Gerrymandering/requiring competitive districts, publicly financed political campaigns, and rank choice voting would all have positive impacts on who gets selected and the ability of a constituency to replace them when they don't vote in their interest.