John Dibble
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« on: December 01, 2004, 03:34:37 PM » |
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I'm for approval voting. To those who think it would allow someone like Peroutka to get elected, it is doubtful. Proportional representation is far more likely to do that(guess how the Nazis got into power).
Approval voting would encourage the media to cover other candidates, so people like Peroutka would be exposed for what they are - extremists. Most conservatives would not vote for him simply because he would be too extreme. You can bet your ass liberals wouldn't vote for him, and libertarians wouldn't be very likely to either. Swing voters would also be scared off in all likeliness, as well as almost all non-christians and homosexuals - the guy probably couldn't get elected president under any decent voting system.
There's a link to a site that explains more about the benefits(and a few drawbacks) of approval voting in my signature. Check it out.
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