This is why we need to change the rules so we can have a multiparty system.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is why we need to change the rules so we can have a multiparty system.
In a two party system with first past the post voting in single member districts, there is no real choice for voters disillusioned with their party.
In a multiparty system with proportional representation, parties actually have to compete to represent voters. We should move to PR.
In a multiparty system with proportional representation, parties actually have to compete to represent voters. We should move to PR.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In a two party system with first past the post voting in single member districts, there is no real choice for voters disillusioned with their party.
In a multiparty system with proportional representation, parties actually have to compete to represent voters. We should move to PR.
In a multiparty system with proportional representation, parties actually have to compete to represent voters. We should move to PR.
Canada has a multiparty system, but the two ruling parties absolutely refuse to give up their advantage. Still, third parties can control minority governments. It can be done in the USA, but what an insurmountable hurdle!
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Canada has a multiparty system, but the two ruling parties absolutely refuse to give up their advantage. Still, third parties can control minority governments. It can be done in the USA, but what an insurmountable hurdle!
As a Canadian, your political system is… weird.
Here: a failure to pass a budget instantly means the fall of the government and triggers an election. It puts the politicians’ jobs on the line, not federal workers. In a multiparty democracy, it prioritizes consensus building over partisanship.
Here: a failure to pass a budget instantly means the fall of the government and triggers an election. It puts the politicians’ jobs on the line, not federal workers. In a multiparty democracy, it prioritizes consensus building over partisanship.
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
As a Canadian, your political system is… weird.
Here: a failure to pass a budget instantly means the fall of the government and triggers an election. It puts the politicians’ jobs on the line, not federal workers. In a multiparty democracy, it prioritizes consensus building over partisanship.
Here: a failure to pass a budget instantly means the fall of the government and triggers an election. It puts the politicians’ jobs on the line, not federal workers. In a multiparty democracy, it prioritizes consensus building over partisanship.
Coalition and coalition-building are part of how multiparty systems function.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Coalition and coalition-building are part of how multiparty systems function.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This is yet another case where a multiparty system would be very helpful. I'm sure she'd be happy to vote for a party that is insane about abortion and also wants to feed children and will sit in confidence and supply with the center left to get that done.
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is yet another case where a multiparty system would be very helpful. I'm sure she'd be happy to vote for a party that is insane about abortion and also wants to feed children and will sit in confidence and supply with the center left to get that done.
"Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition."
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
Britain’s two-party politics is fragmenting: what unintended consequences await? | Andy Beckett
On one hand, no more safe seats or long careers could mean less complacency. On the other, no big parties could mean greater corporate influence, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
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November 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition."
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
In a true multiparty, coalition-based parliamentary system, perhaps you can more perfectly choose the party that describes your entire set of values the best (and then let those you vote for do the ugly compromising to enact legislation).
But our system constrains you to two choices. It just does.
But our system constrains you to two choices. It just does.
a cartoon says it 's a two-party system you have to vote for one of us ..
Alt: a cartoon says it 's a two-party system you have to vote for one of us ..
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November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In a true multiparty, coalition-based parliamentary system, perhaps you can more perfectly choose the party that describes your entire set of values the best (and then let those you vote for do the ugly compromising to enact legislation).
But our system constrains you to two choices. It just does.
But our system constrains you to two choices. It just does.
This is arguably the biggest reason in favor of a multiparty, post-election coalition system over the US's two party, pre-election caucus system
i could understand this viewpoint, but at no point does matty offer an organizational route to get to this point outside poasting when you'd essentially need stronger party discipline than lenin
the way I have come to think about this is that he essentially does not believe in representative democracy. the electorate of California or Massachusetts does not have a right to candidates who reflect their values, they must strategically vote for people Kansas can tolerate a coalition with
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is arguably the biggest reason in favor of a multiparty, post-election coalition system over the US's two party, pre-election caucus system
Agreed. But a brutal Senate map is more a structural/institutional problem (multiparty democracy reforms ftw) than a Democratic branding problem.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Agreed. But a brutal Senate map is more a structural/institutional problem (multiparty democracy reforms ftw) than a Democratic branding problem.
more and more people are saying @demsocialists.bsky.social demands are mainstream
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
more and more people are saying @demsocialists.bsky.social demands are mainstream
"Should we get the chance...we must institute a multiparty democracy (via proportional representation like most democracies) and an executive more like a prime minister than the imperial president we seem doomed to endure under our current constitution." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Should we get the chance...we must institute a multiparty democracy (via proportional representation like most democracies) and an executive more like a prime minister than the imperial president we seem doomed to endure under our current constitution." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
Finland's Sanna Marin on advantages of multiparty systems and coalition govt:
"There is something beautiful about that way of thinking: that you don't go only with your own ideas, but you have to listen, you have to understand different values and then you can find compromises and a middle ground."
"There is something beautiful about that way of thinking: that you don't go only with your own ideas, but you have to listen, you have to understand different values and then you can find compromises and a middle ground."
“There’s always hope if there’s action.” Former Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin
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November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Finland's Sanna Marin on advantages of multiparty systems and coalition govt:
"There is something beautiful about that way of thinking: that you don't go only with your own ideas, but you have to listen, you have to understand different values and then you can find compromises and a middle ground."
"There is something beautiful about that way of thinking: that you don't go only with your own ideas, but you have to listen, you have to understand different values and then you can find compromises and a middle ground."
Are these Democ-rats our saviors or our traitors?If the answer feels clear, the next step is too:End the corrupt bipolar two-party duopoly.
Build a real multiparty democracy — one grounded in justice, accountability, truth, and a modern Constitution worthy of the Founders’ dream.
Build a real multiparty democracy — one grounded in justice, accountability, truth, and a modern Constitution worthy of the Founders’ dream.
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Are these Democ-rats our saviors or our traitors?If the answer feels clear, the next step is too:End the corrupt bipolar two-party duopoly.
Build a real multiparty democracy — one grounded in justice, accountability, truth, and a modern Constitution worthy of the Founders’ dream.
Build a real multiparty democracy — one grounded in justice, accountability, truth, and a modern Constitution worthy of the Founders’ dream.
Single-winner RCV has other potential benefits but it doesn't do anything to get a more multiparty system.
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Single-winner RCV has other potential benefits but it doesn't do anything to get a more multiparty system.
While it is largely true that multiparty systems make it more likely that the party you vote for will be closer to your views, the chance that that party will be able to govern alone is much lower and voters are largely shut out of the coalition-making that occurs after the election.
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
While it is largely true that multiparty systems make it more likely that the party you vote for will be closer to your views, the chance that that party will be able to govern alone is much lower and voters are largely shut out of the coalition-making that occurs after the election.
Unfortunately, the terrorist organizations that attacked Israel and continue to attack Israel, have stated their explicit intent is to destroy Israel and kill Jews. So of course, the military of a multiparty democracy is going to defend this people and nation. 🤷🏻♂️
Don’t start none won’t be none.
Don’t start none won’t be none.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Unfortunately, the terrorist organizations that attacked Israel and continue to attack Israel, have stated their explicit intent is to destroy Israel and kill Jews. So of course, the military of a multiparty democracy is going to defend this people and nation. 🤷🏻♂️
Don’t start none won’t be none.
Don’t start none won’t be none.
America & the world can never trust the US Presidency & our calcified, two-party Congress again.
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
America & the world can never trust the US Presidency & our calcified, two-party Congress again.
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
Our 249-year-old system -- two-party presidentialism -- has sometimes worked in spite of itself due to favorable conditions, un-codified norms, & a few periodic fixes.
That run is clearly over. I argue below that we need a multiparty democracy with the legislature supreme and a limited executive.
That run is clearly over. I argue below that we need a multiparty democracy with the legislature supreme and a limited executive.
“We cannot go back to anything approaching the old constitutional order, which already had been in a long, terminal decline.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Our 249-year-old system -- two-party presidentialism -- has sometimes worked in spite of itself due to favorable conditions, un-codified norms, & a few periodic fixes.
That run is clearly over. I argue below that we need a multiparty democracy with the legislature supreme and a limited executive.
That run is clearly over. I argue below that we need a multiparty democracy with the legislature supreme and a limited executive.
One of the great ironies of my life has been the celebration of our multiparty democracy by people who refused to square this with the reality that, moreso every year, one of the two national parties needed to be disenfranchised
Nobody's really ready to grapple with this, but the only way to deal with this is to internalize the fact that merely being a Republican makes you unfit to hold public office
my question is still, what is the actual pathway to being a republican of age 22 that doesnt intersect with all this stuff
November 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
One of the great ironies of my life has been the celebration of our multiparty democracy by people who refused to square this with the reality that, moreso every year, one of the two national parties needed to be disenfranchised
I wanted to know if there were any dictatorships that were brought down peacefully, through elections... and it turns out - there were.
So, next time when government agitators tell you that it's impossible, tell them to learn history a bit.
So, next time when government agitators tell you that it's impossible, tell them to learn history a bit.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I wanted to know if there were any dictatorships that were brought down peacefully, through elections... and it turns out - there were.
So, next time when government agitators tell you that it's impossible, tell them to learn history a bit.
So, next time when government agitators tell you that it's impossible, tell them to learn history a bit.
"We need to do more than just get checks and balances back. We also need to have a system that permanently enshrines a limited executive whose power derives from a robust multiparty legislature." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"We need to do more than just get checks and balances back. We also need to have a system that permanently enshrines a limited executive whose power derives from a robust multiparty legislature." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
Becoming a moderate Democrat. The only way we survive this medium-term is a new party system with semi-hegemonic Democratic control until the poison runs through, or we go full multiparty, and the Nazis can be confined to their own congressional party
November 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Becoming a moderate Democrat. The only way we survive this medium-term is a new party system with semi-hegemonic Democratic control until the poison runs through, or we go full multiparty, and the Nazis can be confined to their own congressional party
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been multiparty for quite some time. And have various forms of PR for elections to Holyrood. Cardiff and Stormont.
England and Westminster need to join the 21st Century.
England and Westminster need to join the 21st Century.
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been multiparty for quite some time. And have various forms of PR for elections to Holyrood. Cardiff and Stormont.
England and Westminster need to join the 21st Century.
England and Westminster need to join the 21st Century.