Tuesday 24 December 2013

Proportional representation is logical

The nature of democracy is that the people are given ownership of the government via elections… but if the voting system does not make sure to provide proportional representation then this is not full democracy. If we cannot simply vote for our preferred candidate and expect to receive equal representation then voters will be motivated to vote tactically which means some candidates are favoured over others merely for being established which is to the detriment of democracy. If there is a government then to have democracy is a natural right and our natural rights have been violated if we do not have true democracy which is proportional democracy. Non-proportional democracy (such as first-past-the-post) is a violation of our natural rights and as such it is a form of slavery. It is the ownership of our votes by the (two) established parties. But since slavery is an inherently false concept (we cannot own people) then so too fptp is a false concept and it is a voting system which has no legitimacy. So (just as slavery doesn’t exist in a just world) first-past-the-post doesn’t exist in a just world and democracy cannot exist if it is not proportional. The purpose of democracy is to liberate the people and if we do not have proportional representation then the people are given less freedom than is possible for no justifiable reason (which contradicts the liberal assumptions of democracy). First-past-the-post is inconsistent with democracy. We own our own votes which means the only valid system is proportional representation.

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