> Some countries, such as Israel, have purely party based parliamentary systems with no geographic representation ... Some nations have fine-grained representation of ideas but course-grained representation of land
Before putting this on a pedestal, it's worth noting that Israel:
1. Has smaller some power blocs which have non-proportional power at the parliament due to being the "swing vote".
2. Had other smaller political parties completely eliminated (voter desertion) due to ineffectiveness.
3. Had 4 elections in 2 years due to inability to form a ruling government with more than 50% of the parliament approval.
4. Had a government average run-time of 2.5 years since 1999 due to "no confidence" votes that force re-election.
Less than ideal. The American system, with its flaws, significantly more stable.
Before putting this on a pedestal, it's worth noting that Israel:
Less than ideal. The American system, with its flaws, significantly more stable.