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Baobab

(4,667 posts) Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:01 PM Mar 2016

The Mathematics of Voting : Its Time for a Change!

As we head into what is likely to be the most diasagreeable to virtually everybody election ever, its time to reflect on the horrible plurality voting system and the fact that it is really oe of the worst voting systems out there, and there are several better alternatives to it.

http://www.ctl.ua.edu/math103/Voting/mathemat.htm#The%20Mathematics%20of%20Voting

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The Mathematics of Voting : Its Time for a Change! (Original Post) Baobab Mar 2016 OP

My state is covered with those black box voting machines fasttense Mar 2016 #1

Look at the bright side! Baobab Mar 2016 #2

fasttense

(17,301 posts)

1. My state is covered with those black box voting machines

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 09:33 AM

Mar 2016

That are easily manipulated to wipe out the true count. I seriously doubt that my liberal vote is ever counted and frequently feel that voting is a useless gesture.

Sometimes I think that if I vote, I am participating in a rigged and corrupted process that gains legitimacy every time I show up to pretend vote. And sometimes I think that if I don't show up then my vote will never get counted.

Baobab

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2. Look at the bright side!

Reply to fasttense (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 09:43 AM

Mar 2016

wherever/whatever it is.

There must be one, somewhere. Find it.

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