BS: US breaks USSR record

Subject: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 10:54 AM

Nathaniel Persily, an election law expert at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, said: "Something has changed. Voter preferences are becoming more and more predictable. There is a problem when the turnover in the United States House of Representatives is lower than it was in the Soviet Politburo."


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/politics/07reform.html?oref=login&th

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 01:55 PM

It's called polarisation.

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: GUEST,skipy
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 03:55 PM

Was this record a 78RPM or a 45 or a 33 1/3/
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:50 PM

Polarisation, and Gerrymandering as well.

BTW, can anybody think of anywhere else where someone's whole name has been turned into a phrase? Gerrymandering came from Mr. Gerry Mander, in Chicargo, but every other one only use part of the name...

Bunnahabhain

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: Wolfgang
Date: 12 Feb 05 - 01:42 PM

Elbridge Gerry, actually.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: Raedwulf
Date: 12 Feb 05 - 01:57 PM

Wolfgang is again correct.

OED: early 19thC; from the name of Gov. Elbridge Gerry of Mass. + salamander, from the supposed similarity between a salamander & the shape of a new voting district on a map drawn when he was in office (1812), the creation of which was felt to favour his party. The map (with claws, wings, & fangs added) was published in the Boston Weekly Messenger with the titleThe Gerry-Mander.

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: Raedwulf
Date: 12 Feb 05 - 01:59 PM

Just checking the italics got switched off properly, cos suumat di'n't work right last time!

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: Wolfgang
Date: 12 Feb 05 - 02:00 PM

Elbridge Gerry, actually.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: US breaks USSR record
From: Raedwulf
Date: 12 Feb 05 - 02:42 PM

Wolfgang, yer going senile. You said that 20 minutes ago!