Why Electoral Reform is so Critical

If we like to admit it or not we are ENSLAVED to our POLITICAL SYSTEM. Our current POLITICAL SYSTEM is one where the MINORITY RULES THE MAJORITY. The most obvious and recent demonstration of the MINORITY RULING OUR SOCIETY is the 2005 BC-STV referendum that was supported by 57.69% of the VOTERS, but it FAILED. This failure with a MAJORITY SUPPORT greatly discouraged the CITIZENSHIP and in the following election in 2009 the VOTER TURNOUT dropped to 50.99%, this is barely over 50% of Eligible Voters bothering to VOTE. What happens when LESS THAN 50% OF THE CITIZENS ARE VOTING? It is a dangerous situation for any government to be in, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE, the question is the form of the CHANGE. We can make the CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED or wait for more forcible CHANGE TO OCCUR.

We need a system where EVERY VOTE COUNTS and where a MAJORITY IN AGREEMENT is REQUIRED, not just the largest MINORITY. In our POLITICAL SYSTEM it is our VOTE that is our VOICE. When our VOTE IS NOT COUNTED our VOICE IS SILENCED! WITHOUT OUR VOICE WE ARE UNABLE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES!

If we are wanting to CLEANUP our CORRUPTED SYSTEM we need to RECLAIM OUR VOICE!

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The current system of FPTP is one of the major foundations that promotes the CORRUPTION IN OUR SYSTEM. When we replace this system with a system that promotes the VOICE OF THE MAJORITY we limit the manipulation of our system.

The majority of POLITICAL PARTIES are only interested in OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING THEIR HOLD ON POWER. I believe that many of the POLITICAL PARTIES do not really know what they want to do with the POWER, THEY JUST WANT IT! It is much easier to OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN their hold on the POWER when they only have to target the 40% mark of the Popular Vote. This TARGET of 40%  is even LOWER when one uses the figure of ELIGIBLE VOTERS. Lets look at the results of the 2009 Provincial Election as an example of what I mean;

In 2009 the Liberal Party received 45.82% of the Popular Vote, with only 50.99% of Voters actually Voting. If the Liberals received 50% of the 50% of VOTERS WHO VOTED would only be 25% of ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS. The Liberals only received 45.82% which is closer to 20% of ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS. That is 1 in 5 BC VOTERS actually supported the Liberal Party.

Electoral Reform needs to put a minimum % of the VOTES CAST (Popular Vote) in order to be ELECTED. This is not perfect as it only counts the actual VOTES CAST and does not include the VOTERS THAT DO NOT VOTE. However, an Electoral System that RESPECTS EVERY VOTE CAST will go along way to INCREASING THE VOTER TURNOUT (VOTES CAST).

Electoral Reform goes a long way to begin the process of making our SYSTEM MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CITIZENS, and LIMITING THE POWER OF THE POLITICAL PARTY. When we EMPOWER THE BALLOT BOX, we start to erode the POWER OF THE POLITICIAN. This is the beginning of repairing our CORRUPT SYSTEM and without our VOICE FULLY EMPOWERED we cannot continue REPAIRING OUR SYSTEM.