Here's the letter I wrote. Bruce, I frankly plagiarized some of yours since you explained PR so well. LaDonna Higgins In response to Ken Bryant's letter to the...
HigginsLP@xxx.xxx
Nov 2, 1999 2:14 am
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To all writers of letters responding to Mr. Bryant's letter: The letters I've seen so far are mostly well written and make good points, BUT... It bothers me...
Bradley Bobbs
bradley_bobbs@xxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1999 5:38 pm
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LaDonna Higgins wrote: [...] ... Technically, single winner reforms such as Instant Runoff are not really PR, although in the U.S. at this time IRV is mainly...
Bart Ingles
bartman@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1999 7:44 pm
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The ACE project at http://www.aceproject.org/ has all sorts of election related info about the various election systems in the world. A major part of the site...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Nov 5, 1999 12:16 am
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Hi, I am Jeff Chase in Cambridge MA. I ran for City Council in Tuesday's election. The vote to elect our 9 city-wide councilors is by a non-partisan...
Chase '99
Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 5, 1999 5:49 pm
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... I think it's great that LAMa is taking advantage of one of their opportunities in one of the only towns in America to use PR. My initial impression of the...
Nathaniel Krause
nkrause@xxxx.xxxx
Nov 5, 1999 9:24 pm
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... The Cambridge Libertarian City Committee gave me some financial support. The state party did not so to be fair to other candidates. The partisan state rep...
Jeff
Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 7, 1999 4:56 pm
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November 10, 1999 Bradley, Here in Washington state, there is a vocal minority that seems to have the knee-jerk impression that PRopRep is 'communistic' and...
Rob Hill
z5000usa@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 10, 1999 10:59 am
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A legislative body exists ONLY because the electors (voters) involved cannot appear in person and enact legislation by majority rule (i.e. Democracy). The...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Nov 10, 1999 7:48 pm
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Most folks have enough brains to be able to vote YES/NO and 1, 2, etc. for their various choices of candidates. Result- there is NO excuse not to have p.r....
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Nov 10, 1999 7:56 pm
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In a message dated 99-11-10 15:01:42 EST, you write: << A legislative body exists ONLY because the electors (voters) involved cannot appear in person and enact...
GkLtft@...
Nov 10, 1999 9:41 pm
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Legislative bodies exist because we have established a REPRESENTATIVE Democracy. I don't know any serious supporters of Proportional Representation who would...
Janet Anderson
JanetRAnderson@xxxxx....
Nov 11, 1999 4:58 am
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In a message dated 11/10/99 11:58:19 PM, Janet Anderson wrote: <<Legislative bodies exist because we have established a REPRESENTATIVE Democracy. I don't know...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Nov 11, 1999 9:02 pm
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In a message dated 99-11-10 23:58:27 EST, you write: << I think it is irresponsible to suggest that voters would make all legislative decisions electronically...
GkLtft@...
Nov 12, 1999 5:50 pm
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Hi Gail, Were you the manager of Chris Caputo's recent campaign? If so, I heard you speak at a Seattle Libertarian Dinner Meeting and am glad to put a face...
Janet Anderson
JanetRAnderson@xxxxx....
Nov 12, 1999 8:21 pm
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In a message dated 99-11-11 16:03:10 EST, you write: << D - The first legislative bodies in the American colonies in the 1600's had all of the adult males...
GkLtft@xxx.xxx
Nov 12, 1999 9:05 pm
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I received a place on 1654 voter ballots (or, 1654 people ranked me someplace on their ballots). Unfortunately, the vast majority of these ballots were not...
Jeff
Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 25, 1999 10:54 pm
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Mr. Baechler's letter to the LP News regarding proportional representation is in the Dec. 1999 LP News, p. 27....
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Dec 4, 1999 1:05 am
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New Zealand had its second p.r. (MMP) election -- 67 district seats (plurality winners) and 53 at large party list MMP seats. Six parties won seats. Only...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Dec 4, 1999 1:05 am
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Arizona To Pioneer Internet Voting By SCOTT THOMSEN .c The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Hoping to appeal to young computer-savvy voters and raise interest...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Dec 4, 1999 7:38 am
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Some of the members of the LP Bylaws Committee for the LP 2000 Convention have been appointed. IMHO, the crisis in the LP (i.e. the lack of substantive action...
DEMOREP1@...
Dec 15, 1999 3:55 am
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... Yes, I am one of those members. I am always looking for ideas from people interested in proportional representation. At the last convention I was also a...
Bruce Baechler
baechler@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Dec 15, 1999 6:23 am
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Mr. Baechler wrote in part- We need to make many small changes to turn the LP towards proportional representation, because one big change will not work, IMO. ...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Dec 15, 1999 7:17 pm
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Minor changes to 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-33, 4-1, 8-2 The current LPUSA Bylaws and Convention rules are at http://www.lp.org/bylaws/ ... Proposed Revised...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Dec 16, 1999 3:07 am
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IMHO: An organization like the LP is more like a corporation than like a government. Our governing body (Natcom) does not pass laws which are enforced by the...
GkLtft@xxx.xxx
Dec 16, 1999 5:52 pm
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Ms. Lightfoot wrote in part- We need not spend time trying to make the LP more democratic. We are not even believers in Democracy in the first place. ... D- I...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Dec 16, 1999 7:10 pm
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... This is not true, given what 99% of people think democracy is. Democracy means the people rule. There are many forms of democracy, and all of us like some...
Bruce Baechler
baechler@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Dec 16, 1999 11:31 pm
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... First, I don't think that many Libertarians are moving to these parties. Many in the Green party are pretty anarchist as it is, and the Natural Law party...
Bruce Baechler
baechler@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Dec 16, 1999 11:53 pm
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Mr. Baechler noted- But unless we believe in some kind of rule by others (dictatorship, monarchy, slavery, etc) then we believe in democracy. I know that there...
DEMOREP1@xxx.xxx
Dec 17, 1999 3:03 am
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Suggested plank for the LPUSA Platform at the 2000 LPUSA Convention--- ... We call for the following reforms in the U.S. Constitution- 1. Having an uniform...
