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What if the length of a term was proportional to the amount you won by in the election? (lemmy.fbxl.net)
submitted 1 year ago by SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Seems odd that if you win by 0.001% that's treated the same as if you win by 50%. "You barely won, here's the same mandate as someone who won soundly"

Probably a bad idea, but there's an idea in there that isn't dumb.

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[-] galloog1@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Disenfranchisement with the system increases the less people actually pay attention to the system, both in how it functions and what it actually does.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The problem there is with the people not paying attention. Democracy requires participation or it spirals into tyranny.

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