tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post7946654505809792659..comments2023-01-14T05:10:26.912-05:00Comments on Democracy Under Fire: Preferential BallotsRuralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-63080274437184531192009-07-21T07:53:33.927-04:002009-07-21T07:53:33.927-04:00Thanks for the input guys, only by talking about t...Thanks for the input guys, only by talking about these things can we become more aware and get more folks to participate in our demorcracy, which is part of the answer no mater what voteing method we use!Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-36965724661837895352009-07-20T09:08:10.187-04:002009-07-20T09:08:10.187-04:00The claim is that AV eliminates the need for strat...The claim is that AV eliminates the need for strategic voting. Actually it organizes and formalizes it to encourage the election of the most popular candidate in a single-member district.<br />The fundamental democratic deficit remains. The many who did not vote for the winner do not have representation of their choice.<br /><br />Being allowed to mark a piece of paper for representation in a legislature and then having your vote ignored is a placebo, a deception and a violation of a citizen's right to equal treatment and equal representation. It results in taxation without representation. It is not democratic.<br /><br />John DeverellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344481214568209369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-16137196810491400632009-07-20T08:49:53.405-04:002009-07-20T08:49:53.405-04:00Unfortunately, IRV is NOT "an excellent first...Unfortunately, IRV is NOT "an excellent first step" in Canada, since we have a parliamentary system and four or five parties. It tends to elect only two parties, and would therefore be a step backwards for Canada. If we were electing a president, it would be an excellent system. But in Canada it would more often than not result in an even less representative parliament than we have today. The Jenkins Commission looked at this in the UK in great detail, and found the same likely result there too.<br /><br />See a short statement here, which is about to be expanded:<br />http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/files/alternate_vote_phony_reform.htmlWilf Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546880754492040363noreply@blogger.com