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To: MadIvan
Yes, not very photogenic.

As much as I hate the winner-take-all two-party system here in the States, it could be worse.

13 posted on 09/23/2002 5:27:24 AM PDT by snopercod
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To: snopercod
Proportional representation is a crock. What it does is make minor parties far more important than they should be. I'll bet in some constituencies in America, like San Francisco perhaps, that the Greens score 8% or better - but because of the "winner take all" system, they are isolated as the fringe minority they are. In a system with proportional representation, they get to dictate the terms by which a government is formed.

Regards, Ivan

14 posted on 09/23/2002 5:31:42 AM PDT by MadIvan
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