There is no reason to ban things which do not hurt other people, this is the foundation of a liberal society... that we have a right to do anything which is not a crime. A liberal society will always presume in favour of freedom.
To vote is not a crime and so then it becomes a right and we can also think of democracy itself as a right which is held by people in a liberal and free country. The purpose of democracy is to protect the people from a too-powerful government so then democracy is a right because it is not a crime (for the people) to be protected from the government. It is not a crime for the people of a state to have democracy and then to suppress or otherwise damage democracy is a crime by those doing it, even if they are the state itself. If we accept that democracy is a right then, presumably proportional representation also becomes a right since otherwise the voters have not had their opinion fully respected. The first-past-the-post system unnecessarily favours some voters above others for which there is no reason or justification, so then fptp is criminal.
That which is not a crime is a right and then proportional representation is a right.
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