Oh, mind you I agree, no gods no kings. I just meant I'll have to look into the Canadian system to see how much power they have. Like personal research, not "Hmm, wonder if it is good." Sorry if that wasn't clear, that was before coffee

Thanks for the info. I had read the Nicky Case summary previously but not the Jason Quinn one. I'll check it out after work today, but from how I read it Nicky's conclusion is we need to try thing is real world scenarios. Honestly I am down for any alternatives, and agree that approval would be better than RCV. I think there is a situation where you can pass some kind of election reform like RCV, see if it works, then either vote for a new method or keep it based on the real world info. Well, I see that situation as previously possible. I'm really not sure what the next 4 years will bring, but I do know what they've said they want to do, so...

Huh, I always thought the monarchy was a figurehead role in Canada's government. Seems to me that should be an elected position, not one granted by birth, but that is just my first gut response. I'll for sure have to look more into it, thanks for the answer.

That is disappointing. At least some places are wins.

I haven't looked too deep into all the options, but from my view they all have advantages and disadvantages. At the very least RCV is better than what most places in the US. Riding the wave of popularity might be the only way to get things changed too.

I will disclose I am a Monarchist

I am honestly kind of flabbergasted by that declaration. If you don't mind me asking (seriously tell me no if you don't want to open the discussion), in what way? Like do you believe that monarchy is the best form of government or believe in hereditary rule? Sorry if that is a really basic question, but I have never encountered someone declaring themselves a monarchist.

Nice! I hope RCV continues to spread

Oh, got ya

Why would a gaming news website talk about twitter? How is it whataboutism? Two things can be bad at the same time.

Individual Productivity is the wrong metric here. If you want to see the impact, I would say percentage of police calls diverted would be better. I will also say, these are still early days (whether it is 2 or 4 years), and this kind of thing takes time to establish. Cops and community members have to know it is an option and utilize it.

Oof, glad you did not get hit. That is fucking scary. I have heard some shit about the factories, but go fast and break things does not work in this scenario

The front latch is fine, but the rear one is a wire behind a piece of trim you have to remove (unless that has changed). The passengers in the rear would have to know where it was and how to use it. In an emergency, the likelihood of being able to do that is pretty low.