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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (14567)	4/19/2003 7:25:41 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21614

run-offs to 51%, yes, not invented by the french, but the difference to USA is also in how the first, multi-candidate elections are done. (within the party in USA, among multi-party candidates within the same election in most multi-party nations) Anyway, one should not "mix" proportional representation with electing one president, which obviously cannot be "proportional", like a congress. That is, the congress should represent the people, and the administration, government, the minsters, and finally the president in way carry less and less "representation". Additionally the "checks and balances" between different institutions, where a president can be anything from the old King who was the only one representing "all the people", or just a "safety institution" if congress,etc totally messes up, to just one person who receives international guest, makes official visits (more like european royal for those who do not have one)