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Re: CHAT (POLITICS!!!): Putting the duh in Florida

From:Marcus Smith <smithma@...>
Date:Sunday, December 3, 2000, 18:48
Nik Taylor wrote:

> > Even a system where voters give +1, 0 or -1 points to as many candidates > > as they like would be better than the current American system. > >That would be a good system. Altho wouldn't "0" be the same as not >casting a vote?
That depends on how the system works, I guess. If it is a simple majority-wins system, then "0" wouldn't do anything but show the level of voter-apathy toward a particular candidate. If you had a system where the elected official had to receive more than a certain percentage of the total votes (say 30%) and have the highest number, then votes of "0" would be a way for the voters to reject candidates forced upon them by the parties. Frankly, anybody who can't get 30% of the total votes has no business deciding policy for the country/state. =============================== Marcus Smith AIM: Anaakoot "When you lose a language, it's like dropping a bomb on a museum." -- Kenneth Hale ===============================