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Independent thinker (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:46 PM Original message |
Do you think the "2 party system" should be |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. The facists will always stand together. We actually had over 200 |
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wakemeupwhenitsover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't know what we would replace it with. |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. let's have a parliament with no confidence votes |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. It is a "winner take all' or rather "guaranteed disenfranchisement system" |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm a firm believer in the two-party system |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Hey I like that idea! |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. In three party states - one party often dominates for years. That would |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. If you want to change it, you have to change the voting mechanism. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. I like the way Israel and a lot of European countries do it |
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Burried News (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. Welcome to DU. The present situation is so bad, every solution |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. I just wish we could get 2/3 - 3/4 of our citizens to effin' vote. n/t |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, and it starts with something called Instant runoff voting. |
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Conker (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think it should be replaced with either another strong liberal party... |
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leanin_green (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
15. Anyone remember the saying. . . |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
16. maybe it should be replaced-- but it won't be (at |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. yep, but what's the option? |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. I would actually prefer our system to the other known options |
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New Earth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. needs to be replaced |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-22-05 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. We need a parliamentary system |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 04:31 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. that would be nice and about as likely as GWB appointing Noam Chomsky |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
22. How do you mean, outlawed? |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
23. Why arent DP internal votes taken by proportional representation? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
24. I wouldn't mind a return to a two party system. |
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Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-23-05 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. No, the electoral college should be |
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