http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0208/platform.html Here are the relevant segments: Delegates make "historic" changes to Platform at national convention The...
I do not believe that the a propotional voting system will work in the United States of America unless you get rid of Congressional Districts also how will you...
... Congressional districts could be eliminated by repealing a federal law. They are not in the Constitution. Even without this, it is possible to use...
... First of all, PR will work for city councils, as well as for all 50 state legislatures. So it is incorrect to say that "PR won't work in the USA". But you...
To educate the many Greens in California who understand IRV but who have not yet grasped that Choice Voting is a different method with a completely different...
William Pietz
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Aug 19, 2002 5:32 pm
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I don't understand how this system would work to insure representation. I presently live in a politically "safe" district, meaning that the party of my choice...
So, your party is winning all the elections in your district, so you are represented and you are happy. What about all the people in your district who support...
... I suppose it depends on how far you are willing to move. I gather you aren't a homeowner, nor have children in school, nor a spouse, each of whom has...
First of all, moving isn't so simple. No one should be asked to move simply for representation. Secondly, it is less easy to see how your vote is wasted when...
O.K., let's see how this works. I'm really more interested in discussion here than I am in argument. BTW, I'm saving your numerical example for further...
Steve, Great response. I would add one word of caution. Instead using cumulative voting (which still requires arbitrary, geographic districts, although...
... I agree with the other posts about the fairness of giving everybody a voice (not just using oneself as the criterion) and about the silliness of moving to...
... In your example, you are part of a 30% minority, so your elected representative doesn't reflect your views. (We don't know the composition of the entire...
... Barney: 1. No where in my posting did I mention Cumulative Voting, Choice Voting, Party List, or any particular PR or semi-PR system. I just said...
... (I don't use HTML mail, so I've converted your comments to the more traditional ">" and ">>" method of marking. ">>" are my original comments, and ">" are...
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Great article. Actually, watching a C-Span "book" show featuring the author of that book, Stephen Hill is one of the things that got me interested in the...
... Mr. Rehm, I'm not sure that you understand the concept of "threshold of exclusion". It isn't the fraction of people that *will* be unrepresented; it's the...
09/27/02 - Comments to `How would this insure I'm represented?': Greetings List Members, I have been following this discussion with some interest - and, of...
donald@...
Sep 27, 2002 5:07 pm
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... From: steve.chessin@... [mailto:steve.chessin@...] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:29 PM To: Voice4all@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:...
Barney, I haven't weighed in yet, but will briefly now. I read your paper, and think it is a very interesting system. There are two big problems, that may be...
Terry Bouricius
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Oct 2, 2002 8:25 pm
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I promote ideas similar to Barney's at: http://www.directrep.org ... The claim that this is a "fatal flaw" is ironic because this is the logic used to reduce...
I thought you'd all enjoy this story on how the first city in the US came to embrace proportional representation. It's courtesy of the Proportional ...
10/07/02 - Promote Single and Multi Seat Together? Greetings Voice4all list members, What do you think about promoting Irving (aka IRV) as a new method for...
donald@...
Oct 7, 2002 10:26 pm
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Who Counts? Election Reform in America A PBS Special --Featuring Comedian Darrell Hammond-- --Hosted by Frank Sesno-- [Image] DEBUTS NATIONALLY ON THURSDAY,...
Hello all. My name is Tom Mull and I just joined this group. I am interested in PR and IRV and in how to make them happen from local, state, to national...
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