Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoEach time a government threatens to use the notwithstanding clause, remember: our voting system gives that power to parties most voters didn’t choose. media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1108arrow-down1imageEach time a government threatens to use the notwithstanding clause, remember: our voting system gives that power to parties most voters didn’t choose. media.piefed.socialSunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoI mean, if the majority of the people decide to forgo their right to vote, well…
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThat’s also the issue with the obsolete first-past-the-post, people can’t vote for their favourite candidates because they don’t want to trash their votes.
I mean, if the majority of the people decide to forgo their right to vote, well…
That’s also the issue with the obsolete first-past-the-post, people can’t vote for their favourite candidates because they don’t want to trash their votes.