Hello all,
although I did not follow all of the discussion so far, the following
question strikes me:
Why the hell do you care about proportional representation of minorities
when the representative body itself does not decide with a method that
ensures a proportional distribution of power?
It is of no help for a minority to be represented proportionally when
still a mere 51% majority can make all decisions!
So, if you really care about the rights of minorities, the consequence
would be to also promote some non-majoritarian, truly democratic
decision method for the representative body itself. Examples of such
methods have been discussed here.
Yours, Jobst
Warren Smith schrieb:
Instead it is based on the mathematical theorem that
if people vote in a racial manner, then if X percent of people vote
black, and enough
black candidates are available, then we get X percent
black winners.
Dopp: And this theorem while it may sound believable at first glance is
instead of course obvious mathematical nonsense and easily rebutted
with any one of a countable infinite number of counterexamples.
--I reply...
How fascinating that Kathy Dopp has refuted over a century of research
into PR voting
systems. But rather than keeping her infinite number of obvious
counterexamples secret,
how about exhibiting one? I mean, I'll settle for just one.
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