I'm personally opposed to proportion representation. I believe it leads to minority governments having to build coalitions out of small single issue parties willing to hold things hostage unless their, often wonky policies, are supported. Leading to unstable governments prone to extreme policies.
Oh - and there are three things I really dislike about the American electoral system.
1) Gerrymandered electoral districts. On top of them being blatantly undemocratic, having a safe seat for one party means that the real election is the party selection - so you end up with candidates with policies appealing to the people who vote in party selections - extremeist idealogues.
2) That people can lose their votes due to felony conviction. I'm not arguing that felons are good citizens or would vote sensibly - but this is a power I fundamentally believe that the government should not have.
3) Elections for judges. All mechanisms for selecting judges are open to abuse, but I really think that this would lead to judges making popular decisions, rather than those in accordance with the law.
Oh - and there are three things I really dislike about the American electoral system.
1) Gerrymandered electoral districts. On top of them being blatantly undemocratic, having a safe seat for one party means that the real election is the party selection - so you end up with candidates with policies appealing to the people who vote in party selections - extremeist idealogues.
2) That people can lose their votes due to felony conviction. I'm not arguing that felons are good citizens or would vote sensibly - but this is a power I fundamentally believe that the government should not have.
3) Elections for judges. All mechanisms for selecting judges are open to abuse, but I really think that this would lead to judges making popular decisions, rather than those in accordance with the law.