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Politics : Canadian Political Free-for-All -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SofaSpud who wrote (134)	11/3/2000 3:03:18 PM
From: marcos	Respond to of 37174

It doesn't have to be all one or the other - the Cámara de Deputados of México, equivalent to the House of Commons, has 300 members elected directly from 300 'ridings', and 200 elected by proportional representation, so fairly small parties get some voice ... also, while the presidencia is on a 6-year cycle, the Cámara is elected every 3 years, so you get some rolling over in between. Not to suggest that the country works, or anything -g- ... the presidencia is powerful ... also the Senado has more effect than here, and its members are elected from party lists, three quarters on a six-year term from state parties, one quarter every three years from national parties ... enough to stimulate lots and lots of articles in Proceso .. New Zealand is quite unicameral, no sober second thought there, on a three-year cycle they have a small majority elected and nearly as many appointed by the parties [which in effect gives a degree of prop-rep, as i recall] ... when they decide to pass a law, whizbang they just pass it, period ... there are both advantages and disadvantages here, depending on how you feel about the particular law -g-