FPTP vs MMP
Jamon Camisso
jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org
Sun Oct 7 17:52:39 UTC 2007
On October 7, 2007 01:34:16 pm Colin McGregor wrote:
> --- Gary Walsh <gwalsh-BSvtlmuW8nk at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > This is a good article on the "myths" being
> > promulgated about MMP.
>
> [snip]
>
> The counter arguments can be seen here:
>
> http://nommp.ca/
>
> Bottom line, MMP is bad news...
The more apodeictic and reductive the claims I hear, the more I'm
inclined to vote for it, as typically nothing is so black and white as
the issue is being made out to be.
The argument about fringe parties holding the balance of power is
entirely fallacious as well. Doesn't anyone recall the previous votes
on the Federal Governenment's budgets? Recall how 3-4 independent MPs
held the balance of power there. How is that situation any different?
The "bottom line" is that when we vote on Wed., I'd hazard a guess that
90+% of us will do just that--vote and go home--having abdicateted any
further political responsibility for another 4 years to a 3rd party.
To be unequivocal about it, apathy and lack of involvement, whatever
form our political system takes, is the bottom line bad news issue.
Jamon
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