Forum Post: Unite Behind the Only Solution: Proportional Representation in a U.S. Parliament!

We need a systemic message to actually deal with the problem of the U.S. being an oligarchic corporate state!

In order to create such a message, you must first understand why the problem came about. So why is the U.S. an oligarchic corporate state?

I strongly believe that the U.S. constitution is to blame. The constitution was written in the 18th century, for the 18th century. Back then, only wealthy, white men were allowed to vote. In the U.S. voting system there can only ever be two parties, because whoever gets a majority in a district wins representation from the entire district, and it becomes very unlikely that a third of fourth party can ever win any representation in any district in the whole country.

So, the two political parties we have today both grew out of political movements among wealthy, land-owning, white men, and those parties still represent the same slice of the population today.

In order for real change to come about in the U.S., we need changes to the voting system that allows for more parties. If every vote counted towards representation in the legislature it would mean the end of the oligarchic corporate state. We need PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.

So, what is proportional representation? First of all, it is the system of choice of the vast majority of advanced countries in the world. If a party receives 15% of the votes, it receives 15% of the seats in the legislative body. This inevitably leads to more parties, and a range of views being represented. If 10% of the population is environmentally conscious, there will be a green party, and if 10% of the population are socialists, there will be a socialist party in the legislative body.

By changing the voting system the U.S. could finally become a democratic country!

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