Reply #7: I've long thought [View All]

[KnaveRupe]

that the House should be structured along parliamentary lines, or more specifically, should be elected via proportional representation. Rather than have the representatives elected by district, have the representatives elected from the state at large, but apportioned to the various political parties according to percentage of the vote.

For instance, Pennsylvania has 19 representatives. Rather than dividing the state into 19 districts which are subject to gerrymandering, the various political parties would run a slate of candidates. The percentage of the vote that each party receives determines how many reps they get to send to the House.

In such a system, a small party (say, the Greens) would only need to get 1/19th of the vote, or ~5.3% to get a representative elected. True, the vast majority will still be Republican or Democrat, but it would allow for more representation.

The Senate could remain exactly as it is.

Thoughts?