{"id":1862,"date":"2021-11-12T21:28:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T21:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowhill.net\/blog\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2021-11-12T21:30:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T21:30:08","slug":"an-idea-for-easing-the-problem-of-gerrymandering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowhill.net\/blog\/2021\/11\/12\/an-idea-for-easing-the-problem-of-gerrymandering\/","title":{"rendered":"An idea for easing the problem of gerrymandering"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The shape of some Congressional districts seems ridiculous, and people have been talking for a long time about how to solve this. <\/p>\n

What if we took geography out of the equation? <\/p>\n

Rather than voting for a Congressman who will represent the people who live in a certain area, why not pick Congressmen who will represent a political position? <\/p>\n

Here’s how it would work. Anyone can write a party platform. If they get more than some threshold number of people to sign on, they get on the ballot. People then vote for a party — i.e., for an idea. <\/p>\n

The party would disclose the people they would appoint to office if they win. For example, if you were some small party, you might only have a chance of getting five people in office, but you might only get one. So you’d list the people you would appoint, in order. <\/p>\n

The assumption would be that policy is more important than geography, although people could start parties that represent geographical concerns. One side benefit of this concept is that it would severely curtail the power of the two-party system. <\/p>\n

This would not a parliamentary system, because the people would still vote for Senators and for the President. (Although I would also like to go back to having states appoint Senators, but that’s a different issue.) <\/p>\n

It’s a rough idea, and would need some work, but what do you think of the general concept? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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