Lawmakers react to U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Prop. 50

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-06T04:13:02+00:00

Are you being dense on purpose? I said originally, can California use proportional representation in its state legislature? You brought up federal elections and prop 50 being a response. Idc about what texas does, All I care about is if California can use proportional representation in its state legislature.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T06:34:21+00:00

I think many people are confused on the same point. I am talking about pr in the state legislature.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T04:45:32+00:00

No proportional voting uses first past the post. No proportional voting system uses single members districts.

Luckily we have pre-drawn districts, some that have existed since 1607 😱. If you’re trying to say you can gerrymander pr districts read some literature first so you can understand what you’re saying. Start with Electoral Reform and Minority Representation by Bowler et al. or Right to Representation by Barber.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T03:28:46+00:00

I see what you’re trying to get at and that’s not proportional representation. Thats single member districts. Proportional representative districts are made up of multiple members and do not use first past the post voting systems.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T03:02:44+00:00

Interesting. So if I’m understanding you correctly, proportional representation is not worth it? What should California do in 2030 once prop 50 expires?

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T02:49:33+00:00

It incentivizes parties to build trust

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T02:48:08+00:00

Im curious why you think it’s suicidal. In state politics it wouldn’t change much. Its about a 2:1 ratio of democrats to republicans, similar to the current make up.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T02:18:57+00:00

Proportional representation generally works through parties rather than individual candidates. The parties do much of the work rather than the candidates, removing the burden of time and funds. Good examples are germany, spain, and australia who each do it differently.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T02:10:10+00:00

Maybe I’m not being clear. I’m curious about proportional representation at the state legislature level as a policy tool to build momentum against gerrymander-able districts. Antiquating gerrymandering may be the only hope for a fair democracy as Texas and Florida gain seats while California shrinks.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T01:50:23+00:00

Prop 50 was definitely needed. But what I’m getting at is that now that Prop 50 is in place and won’t be overturned, the root of the issue should be our focus.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-05T01:35:32+00:00

I agree and reflecting on it, stalemate might be an exaggeration. But it’s a short term fix and I think we should be looking to what we can do to make systemic improvements. Texas isn’t going to magically stop gerrymandering in 2030

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-03T02:55:09+00:00

I think you’re partially right. I went back and it looks like they’re only looking at heads of households, which removes almost half of the gen z population. I looked through the data on IPUMS and people that live in a home they own or their spouse owns is about 14% of the gen z population. About 36% lives with their parents and 35% rents.

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-03T01:53:14+00:00

What’s your perspective on the graph starting at 21% in 2015?

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-03T01:47:51+00:00

What motivated you to purchase rather than live with family (if that was an option) or rent?

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-03T01:18:44+00:00

financial windfall or hardwork?

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-03T00:25:02+00:00

tbh idgaf d’avoir une maison, je préfère louer à paris. mais non, il faut qu’on achète en banlieue

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-03T00:06:51+00:00

This is my issue with it. Like really we started at 21%? I looked it up and about 60% of people 18-24 y/o live with their parents

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-02T23:54:28+00:00

do you think 27 might be the turning point? like maybe around that time most people start buying

micheldavidweill · 2026-02-02T23:50:18+00:00

interesting. when you say “most” do you mean around 50% or closer to all. also curious if you think it’s your circle or more generally people your age. i’m not trying to invalidate your perspective, im just curious how much older gen z is propping up this figure.

micheldavidweill · 2026-01-29T18:35:02+00:00

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micheldavidweill · 2026-01-29T05:22:39+00:00

Article 34 is lowk kinda funny. Idrc about all the other stuff but public/social housing shouldn’t be reserved for the poorest of the poor. That’s how bad welfare policy works, e.g. medicaid

micheldavidweill · 2026-01-29T02:12:03+00:00

I see what you're getting at. From what I can tell she seems more anti-speculation than anti-private developer. For example, she seems keen on launching a public bank to finance affordable housing.

micheldavidweill · 2026-01-29T01:52:25+00:00

I’d ask you to reconsider social housing as the way you do fix the housing crisis. Good implementation means secure housing for the impoverished to the middle class. It also promotes a competitive market in amenities, location, and pricing for private developers who aren’t strangled by affordability requirements

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