Originally posted by Abercrombie
(side note...I was on the radio with Jim Richards last night on another topic: Men who go to clubs just to dance).
:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:
love it. Totally reminds me of the dane cook "screw guys, screw guys, i just want to dance" haha
rabbitjoker
LEADERSHIP MATTERS!
Moral Hazard
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Originally posted by Abercrombie
I'm sure you made it a lot easier for us, thanks.
Can anyone give an opinion on any worst case scenarios? or best case scenarios?
I listen to CFRB and other talk radio on the way to and from work recently and don't hear much about it (side note...I was on the radio with Jim Richards last night on another topic: Men who go to clubs just to dance).
Con
MMP systems tend to result in more minority governments as more parties become represented in the legislature with smaller numbers of seats.
The seats apportioned as a function of the popular vote are filled with persons listed on priority list prior to the election. The lists are prepared by the party leaders. These seats traditionally become ways of rewarding the party faithful for their loyalty.
Additonally, with more seats given to smaller parties the potential for corruption increases, thus, states with proportional representation tend to have very large and strong lobby groups.
Finally, MPPs filling the popular vote seats will not be assigned to any one riding; therefore, they are not accountable to any constituency. Compounding this, the number of ridings are reduced to 90 from 103 (i think), which means larger ridings, which translates into less access to your MPP.
Pro
Will serve to equalize the disconnect between popular vote and the number of seats held by each party.
Allows parties that receive greater then 2.5% of the popular vote to have representation in the Legislature despite failing to have sufficient votes to win any given riding.
Promotes grass roots movements by giving them a stronger voice by way of representation.
Acts as a disinsentive to stategic voting (that could be a con too depending on how you view strategic voting).
Moral Hazard
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Originally posted by rabbitjoker
LEADERSHIP MATTERS!
No campagning on election day!
afterhrsgurl
i voted today...very convenient..right inside my appartment building, :D but i noticed on their list of names only a few ppl voted so far and i live in a huge building..that's too bad
EvilTree
Just did my civic duty of the year and voted :p
On my way back home I thought, there are people around the world who died just to have a chance to vote.
The things we take for granted... and other still fight to get.
cenik
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Originally posted by Abercrombie
I listen to CFRB and...I was on the radio with Jim Richards last night on another topic: Men who go to clubs just to dance).
Good ol' Jimberly!!
exstasie
You voted PC eh? Good for you :D
I jsut have to wait for someone to come home so I can go Vote.
Vote yay on Proposition 238!
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Originally posted by afterhrsgurl
i voted today...very convenient..right inside my appartment building, :D but i noticed on their list of names only a few ppl voted so far and i live in a huge building..that's too bad
afterhrsgurl
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Originally posted by exstasie
You voted PC eh?
u'll never know what i voted :D
exstasie
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Originally posted by afterhrsgurl
u'll never know what i voted :D
..it was the Family Coalition wasn't it!! :D
On that note, does anyone have the clip of Dave Chappelle on how White ppl don't like to tell who they are planning on voting for? haha
Too Funny
afterhrsgurl
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Originally posted by exstasie
..it was the Family Coalition wasn't it!! :D
no it was the canada communist party :toothless
Abercrombie
So I'm curious to know... How many of you either received your voter card or showed up on the voters list, and you're not a Canadian Citizen? I hear this is an issue with non-citizens who lived here a long time ended up getting voter cards.
