[EM] Conceiving a Democratic Electoral Process

[Michael Allan]

(brief comments and a question)

Fred Gohlke said:
> re: "Sponsoring is a separate topic."  ... Absolutely not!!!! ...
> Sponsorship is the heart of party power.  Their ability to choose
> and sponsor the candidates we are allowed to vote for gives them
> control of the entire political process. ...

I agree.  Maybe we could define the party as:

  (a) a *primary* electoral system
  (b) one that sponsors candidates for *public* office
  (c) where voting is restricted to *private* members

> We have the tools and the ability to conceive a non-partisan
> electoral method.  Let's start.
 
Juho Laatu said:
> Let's generate better methods.  Are you sure that you don't want
> parties even in the sense that there would be ideological groupings
> that people could support?  Or in the sense that there would always
> be an alternative to the current rulers.

Imagine waving a wand and eliminating (c), the restriction of primary
voting to private members.  What effect would it have on the parties?
What effect on the official elections?

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