Re: Political policymaking
On Wed, Nov 12, 1997 at 07:08:00PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Bruce (reordered):
> > [Ian Jackson:]
> > > If amendments interact with each other then the different plausible
> > > alternatives are put to the vote together using Single Transferrable
> > > Vote.
> >
> > This is about where I start falling asleep.
>
> That's just a cheap shot; however I'll answer the point about STV
> behind it.
>
> I'm terribly sorry you have trouble coping with STV; I know that you
> Americans have generally only two candidates to choose from and I'm
> sure this makes voting easier.
I find it most amusing that you would accuse someone of a cheap shot
and then return with one yourself!
In fact I have no idea what is meant but the term "STV" (or even
its expanded name) actually means in real practise.
Hamish
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