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Category: Political Science

February 16, 2023 Reform

Majorities Are Not Mandates

Mandating majority wins can’t manifest popular support for elected officials into reality.

August 6, 2022 Constitutions / Reform

The Futility of Attempting to Bind Legislatures

A constitutional amendment to weaken the power of the RI General Assembly’s presiding officers will just result in the transfer of that power elsewhere.

January 2, 2022 Reform

RI Needs to Open Up Its Party System

Abolishing §17-1-2(9) and anything like it in RI law is necessary to ensure the success of any other changes to the political landscape.

October 11, 2021 Elections / Reform

Instant-Runoff Voting and Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary (Beyond Being Ineffective) are Likely Unconstitutional in RI

There’s a serious constitutional hurdle in Rhode Island to majority vote systems like instant-runoff voting and top-two nonpartisan primaries.

April 23, 2021 Reform

RI Should Pay Our Politicians More

If you want a better class of legislator, then you have to pay people what they’re worth.

February 17, 2021 Elections / Reform

A Workable Proposal for Proportional Representation in Rhode Island’s Elections

How an achievable proposal for proportional representation using lists would work in Rhode Island.

November 21, 2020 Reform

The Ongoing Quest to Make RI’s Lieutenant Governor Relevant

A reader offers a suggestion for how to make the lieutenant governor matter, but I think we’ve already decided that it shouldn’t.

July 2, 2020 Reform

What Would Multiparty Democracy in RI Look Like?

What if Rhode Island actually had five political parties instead of two?

March 5, 2020 Reform / Structure of Government

The “Stop Guilt by Accusation Act” Episode Demonstrates Everything Wrong About the Legislative Process in RI

The way legislation gets passed in Rhode Island is deeply dysfunctional.

January 20, 2020 Reform

How Long Are RI’s Legislators in Office and What Gets Them Out?

Term limit advocates mean well, but the solution is no substitute for competitive elections.

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