Electoral Reform

[kandrathe]

Isn't there already an income tax thread open, or does Kan subvert every political discussion into a libertarian vs the rest of us stand-off?

If you look back I did reply with my view on the electoral reform, and then drifted onto a tangential thought I've been wrestling with for awhile, that of the original intent of the guarantee by government to treat citizens equally. I didn't mean to derail the thread. I know what would happen in my locality if we had such an electoral system. Special interests on all sides and extremes would pack the local offices with people not interested in doing the job for which they are elected. That would vary from greens, to pro-lifers, to neo-nazis.

I was also going to comment on your statement, "It's definitely helped to jar some preconceptions (among political scientists) about the ability of average citizens to reason about politics." It seems a bit pretentious to assume "Joe and Josephine Average" citizen are clueless about the functions of government.