Proportional representation undermines democracy. It is a poison that paralyzes representative democratic governments as legislatures are reduced to amateur hour and a crowd of boutique lobbyist parties. European countries that have adopted PR have little to show for it and indeed in many cases this method opens the door to other actors that can bend and shape public policy but with no account to the electorate. In this regard, PR is a useful tool to various parties that crave power but have nothing but enmity for the people and democratic checks and balances. In short this "citizens assembly" seeks to recentre power away from the electorate and in the hands of an anointed few. The name on the tin says citizens assembly but the contents are anything but.
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