NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies has introduced a private member’s bill that would compel floor crossers to face their voters before switching parties.
NDP leader introduces bill that would require floor crossers to face voters first
It doesn’t seem like it’s about strength, necessarily. People just can’t keep track of more than a few factions. (And forget keeping track of the issues).
Where things manage to be non-partisan, it’s because there’s a strong and extensive network of local power brokers that people will listen to, like pastors or elders. Failing that, parties emerge over and over again to present a brand, and actual issue-by-issue decisions happen inside.
It doesn’t seem like it’s about strength, necessarily. People just can’t keep track of more than a few factions. (And forget keeping track of the issues).
Where things manage to be non-partisan, it’s because there’s a strong and extensive network of local power brokers that people will listen to, like pastors or elders. Failing that, parties emerge over and over again to present a brand, and actual issue-by-issue decisions happen inside.