I think open-list, mixed-member proportional representation would be the best sell for the American public. That would allow regional control over most of Congress, and the people in general would have control over the rest.
Getting this to happen extremely early, I'd say the federal government may have to allow each state to choose its own method of proportional representation. However, the federal government decided what the laws will be for how many members of congress each state can have and the states got on board with that.
And the best way to make presidential elections proportional is to simply eliminate the Electoral college. However, an Electoral College running on PR is certainly a fun thought experiment. Ariosto, I'm looking at your examples of a D'Hondte electoral college, and I'm shocked at how distorted the D'Hondte method can be. How does that happen?
Getting this to happen extremely early, I'd say the federal government may have to allow each state to choose its own method of proportional representation. However, the federal government decided what the laws will be for how many members of congress each state can have and the states got on board with that.
And the best way to make presidential elections proportional is to simply eliminate the Electoral college. However, an Electoral College running on PR is certainly a fun thought experiment. Ariosto, I'm looking at your examples of a D'Hondte electoral college, and I'm shocked at how distorted the D'Hondte method can be. How does that happen?