I have a Nightmare!
What if there were six present-day reincarnations of MLKjr, each pushing a pressing issue that requires strong support from almost all progressivesunder our current system to get CHANGE.What if we got caught between the six?What would we do?Fail in all six?
I think the answer would be that we need to focus on changing our current system so thatwe don't need to agree on what is most pressingto get CHANGE. We need to make it easier for a small, but committed, group of people,pushing an issue with broad appeal,to prevail.
I believe that Electoral Reform,focused on American Forms of PR and IRV,is the issue that will avert my nightmare.This is because it handicaps the rivalry between the two major parties, checks $peech naturally with more competitive elections, and spreads out widelywho will be the likely swing-voters. These three effects combine to make itmuch easier for a wide number of smaller, poorer groups to play the powers that be in the two major parties off of each other to move the center, without having to coordinate or to follow the same charismatic leader. dlw
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