The August 19 Washington Post has this op-ed, advocating proportional representation, at least in the large and medium-size states, for the U.S. House of Representatives. The op-ed is by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link.
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
The 9th USA Parliament has been using pure proportional representation (PR) for 19 consecutive years and it works great!
Be to to contact us when you’re ready to play a role on the team, we have opening in all geographical levels and regions of the earth.
Check out the 7th California Super-state Parliament (ss11):
http://www.usparliament.org/ss11.php
P.R. in ALL legislative bodies N-O-W.
Madison’s concept of the “extended republic” doesn’t make the op ed piece, I guess, because it doesn’t support the Post’s position.
Is the ability to know the “Framers’ intent” without actually reading the Framers’ writings a special God-given American aptitude?
A House elected proportionally would better serve to promote Madison’s concept of an “extended republic” than the winner-take-all system used presently.
Actually…no…read!