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Politics : Support the French! Viva Democracy!
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To: Dale Baker who wrote (4511)1/7/2004 2:20:12 AM
From: 49thMIMOMander  Read Replies (1) of 7834
 
<Leaders have to lead ALL the people>

Yes, that is what Kings of old Monarchies used to say, they represent ALL the people, while elected parliaments only represent those who elected them.

<not a 51% elite>

Yes, that is why single-seat, winner-takes-all districts are so funny.

Btw, by definition appr 50% are more median elite than the other 50%, any way one looks at it.

However, those two-party-50%-winner-takes-all thingies were popular only during some short decades in the late 1700s, except where they never evolved further nor backwards.

Btw, in a theoretical third party situatation, 34% takes all.

Another end-result is districts where only 7% bother to vote, or where no elections are needed, no opposition willing to waste money.
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