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[-] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Guess I should have said, it's not democratic it's Republican. And the question being what should legislature represent. I'm curious how the EU works as a governing body, is there proportional representation? Or does each county get an equal vote. Sorry for my ignorance.

Also yeah John Adams is a bit of a baffoon there.

[-] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The EU uses the 'd'Hondt method' which is a mathematical formula for proportional representation systems.

This is the opposite of the US senate.

It’s important to note that there’s no distinction between a democracy and a republic: a republic just is a type of (representative) democracy.

The United States is a republic, true, but there are aspects of our government that are undemocratic and vulnerable to corruption. The Senate is one of these aspects. The Supreme Court is another, so is the electoral college, and the influence of money, and the enormous power of the chief executive.

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2024
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