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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (8596)	2/15/2003 6:35:45 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Blood-DNA is basically a question of having the more reliable guys and girls rising through the mechanisms of the political power culture. That is, a matter of the mechanisms of the political system, and all it includes, from local politics, elections, all the way to presidential such. Luckily no nation has copied the 2-party, single-member-district,winner-takes-all system of US-UK-Canada, although Malta has had some difficulties. On the other hand, nations like Israel has achieved something similar by building on the total opposite view on democracy, funny stuff, if it would not be so tragic. Ilmarinen Well, OK, "the 2-party system has served USA well", little chances of getting civil rights, already some 100 year late, through the political machinery without those manipulations of the 60s and 70s. Funny thing, that the 2-party, 100% nonproportional system of USA is basically gerrymandered by something totally opposite, the proportional representation through manipulation of voting districts.. historic compromise of those not totally ignorant, as some say it. However, few would be as foolish as recommending either information, education or implementation of anything more like post-1700 for USA, could become a real situation of chaos. However,however, as things went really wrong this time, maybe ...well...impossible... total chaos...

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (8596)	2/15/2003 6:48:11 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 25898

Btw, UK is busy reforming their system, but they already had three parties, although extremely disproportionally, in parliament, actual seats, some 10-14 years ago. (first attempt in the 1930s, but better very late than never) Luckily the debate, discussions and decisions on this are firnly banned from the public, another issue of 2-party politics. (well, there was some stuff some 3-4 years ago, but it became so fearfully dreadfull, that the bann was quickly reinstated) On the other banned pavlovian and orwellian hand, maybe the solution for the UK catch-22 and 2-party system will come from India, reorganzing the House of the Lords?? but clearly not possible in USA. Ilmarinen Funy stuff, UK is these days adressed as "England and North Ireland" in UN and EU, maybe some similar titulation might be in the future of USA, "USA and Texas(the lone free star)", or "USA and Puerto Rico", or a much longer list?? (ouch...)