FPTP vs MMP

[Chris Aitken]

So, how're you guys voting? FPTP or MMP?

I live in Timmins and it seems that MMP sucks, not because we get to 
vote for the local guy and the party separately (which I like) but 
because we will lose ridings and because about 45% (!) of the seats will 
be 'list' and up to the discretion of the parties. I wonder if the South 
(what we call you up here) have set up things so that MMP will be more 
unattractive than it need be, so that the status quo (which put 
unpopular premiers like Mike Harris in power) will remain. I guess the 
gamble is that we're stupid enough to accept, "If you don't like FPTP 
then why didn't you vote MMP?" Apples and oranges - only the apple is 
organic (but run over by a car) and the orange is genetically modified 
and pesticide laden. I don't love to see my half-baked ideas in print - 
I'm trying to get some more mature perspective if there's any on this list.

;)

Chris
--
The Toronto Linux Users Group.      Meetings: http://gtalug.org/
TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns
How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://gtalug.org/wiki/Mailing_lists