That’s the most frustrating part about politics. If everyone who thought “I would vote third party but they have no chance of winning” voted third party, the third party could win. But they don’t because it’s too risky, it takes votes away from the party they figure has a chance of winning. This is why ranked choice voting is needed.
Put it on the ballots at the local (city, county) level. Measures don’t begin with elected officials, they begin by figuring out the prerequisites to put measures on ballots: in some places you need petitions with enough signatures by common people for a measure to be considered, the prereqs vary per locality.
I don’t understand the question. The way to get to ranked choice voting IS by voting in people who support it. Why are you asking for a different way to achieve it? Nobody suggested it can be achieved otherwise. The people who are in power need to make the change happen. Unfortunately, Justin Trudeau promised to change the system and didn’t. It is difficult to change because those in power don’t have much incentive to change the system that got them in power.
Start local. It’s easier, has a more immediate impact, and familiarizes people to the concept. Take it state-level. Get it happening in more states. Once you have enough states that have bought in to the idea, push for a Constitutional amendment to require RCV or something similar. Have it as a state law to ratify the amendment when enough states have done the same. All of a sudden the regressive states have to learn a new idea.
Accept that this will take decades, just like the Tea Party took decades to get you where you are now.
That’s the most frustrating part about politics. If everyone who thought “I would vote third party but they have no chance of winning” voted third party, the third party could win. But they don’t because it’s too risky, it takes votes away from the party they figure has a chance of winning. This is why ranked choice voting is needed.
How do we get enough people in power who support ranked choice voting without first voting for those people in the existing system?
The same way you force capitalists to do other things that benefit the working class: class war.
Put it on the ballots at the local (city, county) level. Measures don’t begin with elected officials, they begin by figuring out the prerequisites to put measures on ballots: in some places you need petitions with enough signatures by common people for a measure to be considered, the prereqs vary per locality.
Do you think I’m suggesting we shouldn’t vote because I have a criticism of the voting system?
No I am genuinely asking. I don’t know how we could do that.
We are in a thread about not voting but I am serious. How? Sorry about asking in this thead.
I don’t understand the question. The way to get to ranked choice voting IS by voting in people who support it. Why are you asking for a different way to achieve it? Nobody suggested it can be achieved otherwise. The people who are in power need to make the change happen. Unfortunately, Justin Trudeau promised to change the system and didn’t. It is difficult to change because those in power don’t have much incentive to change the system that got them in power.
Ahhh… you’re in Canada. I’m in the US. RCV is light years away for us.
Start local. It’s easier, has a more immediate impact, and familiarizes people to the concept. Take it state-level. Get it happening in more states. Once you have enough states that have bought in to the idea, push for a Constitutional amendment to require RCV or something similar. Have it as a state law to ratify the amendment when enough states have done the same. All of a sudden the regressive states have to learn a new idea.
Accept that this will take decades, just like the Tea Party took decades to get you where you are now.