re: #76 No Malarkey!

I believe that proportional representation is prohibited by federal law, because it was being gamed by racists. That law needs to be repealed, with safeguards, of course.

I’m not aware of any such law. I’m also not sure it’s ever actually been tried at any level beyond the local level.

re: #78 Belafon

Proportional representation wouldn’t allow states that elect Democratic governors have Republican supermajorities.

It would also probably weaken Democratic majorities in solid blue states - for example, in California Dems hold a super-majority in the Assembly (60 of 80 seats) but based on presidential and gubernatorial elections, would likely lose 7 or 8 seats.

It just seems like a type of reform that should at least be discussed