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12th Doctor
supersoulty
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« on: April 02, 2004, 11:11:32 PM »

HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12th Doctor
supersoulty
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2004, 12:29:43 PM »

Yes.

Preferential voting

1) allows minor parties to actually be elected, on occasion
2) means that any candidate must win a majority of votes to be elected, and therefore has a truly democratic mandate
3) Allows everyone an equal vote, and means that the majority of votes elect the candidate
4) Has worked so well in Australia that it has a Democratic Institution rating of 10.00*, as dpoes the US, a perfect score!
5) Has a civil and Political Liberties rating of 6*, another perfect score the US shares. If the system was so overwhelmingly undemocratic, why would it get perfect scores?
6) Is fairer to voters-their vote will always be important, no matter who they vote for

*Source: www.nationmaster.com

It works, its fairer, and it gives us an easier operation, considering we have three parties. Plus, it sticks to the basic criteria of "one man, one vote"-everyone only gets one vote, and they are all equal.


I've said this before and I will say it again.  This isn't Australia, this is America.  Who gives a sh**t about Australia.  Last time I checked, this was Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections.
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12th Doctor
supersoulty
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2004, 12:57:30 PM »

Yes.

Preferential voting

1) allows minor parties to actually be elected, on occasion
2) means that any candidate must win a majority of votes to be elected, and therefore has a truly democratic mandate
3) Allows everyone an equal vote, and means that the majority of votes elect the candidate
4) Has worked so well in Australia that it has a Democratic Institution rating of 10.00*, as dpoes the US, a perfect score!
5) Has a civil and Political Liberties rating of 6*, another perfect score the US shares. If the system was so overwhelmingly undemocratic, why would it get perfect scores?
6) Is fairer to voters-their vote will always be important, no matter who they vote for

*Source: www.nationmaster.com

It works, its fairer, and it gives us an easier operation, considering we have three parties. Plus, it sticks to the basic criteria of "one man, one vote"-everyone only gets one vote, and they are all equal.


I've said this before and I will say it again.  This isn't Australia, this is America.  Who gives a sh**t about Australia.  Last time I checked, this was Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections.

I agree totally with Mr. Soult

What I can't get over is how they keep calling this a "partisan effort".  We probably just as many Dems voting against as for.
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