JanetTheGreat
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- Jul 7, 2025
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Problem Janet, the US has a voting system that has just two realistic choices.
This is the insane bit.
Look at any EU country in Western Europe and loo at there choices... I will use Ireland as an example (but I could use every country except UK (who is also FPTP)
Those countries by and large have multi seat districts which preference (ranked) voting...
This gives them multiple parties and independents to choose when voting with many having realistic chances, you can vote for who you want without fear of wasting your vote on an unrealistic candidate.
This is the present break down of the Irish Government (this is like the powers of the Congress and President combined). Ireland have a population of 5 million people (size of Alabama).
So the two parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael (who have been political enemies for a century) came to gather to form a government. They have 5 years so they negoiate at the start with each others manifesto and agree a joint plan for government and then get on with it...
- Fianna Fáil (Govt): 48 Seats
- Fine Gael (Govt): 37 Seats
- Sinn Féin (Opposition): 39 Seats
- Labour Party (Opp): 11 Seats
- Social Democrats (Opp): 11 Seats
- Independent Ireland: 4 Seats
- People Before Profit–Solidarity: 3 Seats
- Aontú: 2 Seats
- Green Party: 1 Seat
- 100% Redress: 1 Seat
- Independents & Others: 15 Seats
Opposition (which is not official, more of agreement) are parties who are centre left to left ideology.
The ones below them are antiimigration/Right Wing, Hard left, greens(environment) and independents... Independents are just candidates who are on there own, 5 of them (I think) have agreed to support the government...
But you can see that the voter has plenty of choice... When we vote we vote by preference, i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd....
That gives real freedom... That allows for real independence. That 100% Redress member above is a one issue candidate, he mainly wants only one thing done(it is about a concrete block redress scheme).
They have taken money generally out of politics too.
That isn't far enough for me.
My ideal system would be meritocratic in nature - with elections not based on wealth, party, or political elitism, but through merit and personal achievement. No parties. Only individuals running on the merit of their own ideals without the "party". There would be a non-political review board that would review each person in elected office yearly, and if they fail to keep up with their promises, they are removed from office.

