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Runoff Voting: A Solution to Hyperpluralism
Hyperpluralism is a problem. The idea of our pluralistic
system is one of distributed power. Interest groups influence the government,
and the government makes policy. This works best when there are many special
interests groups promoting candidates from which we choose representatives, who
then balance one another within our government. In the US, we have many, many
political parties, but rarely do we notice anyone not from the two largest
parties. This has led to a state of hyperpluralism, wherein our two main
parties have grown so strong that they've suppressed both the power of the
government and the will of the people. We now have two angry mobs playing Tug
of War with our civil rights, our economy, and our lives. We should reform our
Presidential electoral system in order to provide a robust selection of
candidates, which would in turn, reintroduce balance to our system of
governance.
