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Get rid of list MSPs
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OMG, Brian Donohoe says something useful!: http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/MP-in-move-to-scrap.6657925.jp
I think we should get rid of the list MSPs in the Scottish parliament. They don't reperesent a constituency, they are not accountable to anyone, they are literally there just to make up the numbers. And the system that elects them means voters pick a party, not a candidate, so you don't even know who you are voting for. The winners are picked by the parties.
Just make constituency MSPs elected by proportional representation and get rid of these freeloaders.
I think we should get rid of the list MSPs in the Scottish parliament. They don't reperesent a constituency, they are not accountable to anyone, they are literally there just to make up the numbers. And the system that elects them means voters pick a party, not a candidate, so you don't even know who you are voting for. The winners are picked by the parties.
Just make constituency MSPs elected by proportional representation and get rid of these freeloaders.
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Although while we're at it, get we get rid of Scottish MPs from parliament when votes don't apply to Scotland. Pretty please.
You know it makes sense.
You can't have PR without some sort of list system, because of the way PR works. I think the system used in Germany, and also in Scotland, is about as good a democracy as you're going to get.
I give them equally as hard a time as my constituency MSP. In Scotland, in terms of the Scottish parliament, you don't simply have one person representing you, but rather many people representing you. You have a choice as to who you take your issues or concerns up with. The list MSPs are valuable, but only as valuable as the people of Scotland make them!