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Thread #87744 Message #1640731
Posted By: katlaughing
03-Jan-06 - 07:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: The House that Jack {Abramoff} Built
Subject: RE: BS: The House that Jack {Abramoff} Built
I hope they go after them all, too. And, I hope it topples the house the the shrub and cheney built!
Personally, I'd like to see us go to a voting system like the Irish have, IF what I have read in "Round Ireland with a fridge" by Tony Hawks is still accurate. From one of the people who gave him a ride:
The system we have works on the basis of a single transferable vote. You've only got one vote, but you may vote for everybody on the ballot paper.
You vote with your choice, one through six, or ten, or however many people is (sic) on the ballot paper. If the person you vote one for is eliminated then your number two vote becomes a number one vote for the second person that you chose...and thus your votes may be distributed until the fourth or fifth or sixth count until somebody is finally elected.
It was devised by the British so that a plethora of small parties would be elected and it would lead to division and a lack of cohesion. However the system works very well in Ireland in that it reflects the exact wishes of the electorate.