Re: A simple proposition to fix democracy in U.S.

> are educated and can count so we put 1 beside the favorite, 2 beside the
> second favorite and so forth.  Using a relatively simple mathematical
> system, we count out the votes and when a condidate reaches his quota, he
> or she is deemed elected. we elect 3 4 or 5 from an electoratal area.

Define "relatively simple".  the only system proven to count
preferences with any shred of accuracy is a Condorcet preference
counting system.  http://www.electionmethods.org/

Any other system will, likely, be $$easily$$ manipulable.  Good luck
with it.

> Competition between and within partys for the spoils keeps the partys
> honest. 


Yep.  Multicandidate voting solves much of this.  Approval solves it
most satisfactorily.  In a large scale approval voting system, there
are typically 5-6 viable candidates, such as when the U.N. elects the
secretary general.

> will just vote for the other guy. This system gives great statistical
> information to the partys so they can change their polocys to diliver what
> the electorate want. It is a true free market system!

That's the way it chould be.

> Not like the American system where the 2 leading brands are locked in an
> unbreaking (and unbreakable) monoploy.

It's breakable.  It's just going to take some time and effort.  

America is a little behind in the "democracy" game right now, and
things may get worse before people wake up... but we're going to catch
up ... and we will, again, emerge as leaders.