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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:04 PM Original message |
Do you support "proportional representation" vs winner-take-all? |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. I do. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. +1000 |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. ... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds like a parliamentary system. |
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Owlet (765 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Yes, it does.. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. I personally like the idea of direct democracy. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. True democracy is 1 person 1 vote on everything... |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Thanks for the thoughtful answer, but then what do you think does work? |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. A group of courageous people with a few ethics and morals willing to work their asses of... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You have a point about the electorate not being engaged, but |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. If the electorate is engaged, candidates that are responsive to the voters... |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. it will take a lot for a majority to pay attention |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yes |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. I do, among other election reforms. In theory it would allow for |
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roomfullofmirrors (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. There are probably better ways. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. Conditionally. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. The US would be much better off with a parliamentary form of government... |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yes! Our system sucks because Americans have a low level of expectatons. |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes, absolutely. (nt) |
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