OK, let's go full circle...
So, what's Krist Novoselic up to now? Politics. The fixour.us website "is committed to exploring Proportional Representation as a remedy to our current broken electoral system." Here's an excerpt detailing his philosophy:
Under his "Super Districts" proposal, [the state of] Washington would be split into nine large districts rather than the 49 that currently exist, and each district would elect 11 legislators to the state house....In addition to the physical reorganization of the state's political boundaries into the nine super districts, under Novoselic's plan legislators would be elected by a proportional model, and minor parties would not be shut out by the Democrats and Republicans....For example, if Democrats got 45 percent of the vote in a district, Republicans 35 percent, and the Green Party and Libertarians each 10 percent, then the 11 seats would be filled by five Democrats, four Republicans, one Green and one Libertarian. "Something similar has been tried in New Zealand, and in my research I found that voter participation has increased, "Novoselic said. "Also, people generally feel better about their democracy."
I have to admit that I'm intrigued by Novoselic's proposals.
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