Wolfgang wrote:

"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:


it does anything other than facilitate the democratic electoral

process, it

subverts the very core of Democracy. And that is EXACTLY what it

does.

Given y'all's opinion of the American voting public, I'd think
you'd all LOVE it for this. ;-)


I'm an optimist. I believe that the American voting public can be
taught to think. I think the first step in the process is to give
them occasional opportunities. I realize, of course, that this has
(if only accidentally) been tried a few times.......with dismal
results......but, as I said, I'm an optimist.

Wolfgang


Wolfgang,
You ARE the optimist aren't you? I think right now, (especially in this
State - Idaho), voters look at the party affiliation and vote that way
most often. I particularly like the way they stick the judges and
magistrates at the end of the ballot and ask if they should be kept (yes
or no). A person would have to educate himself by doing a bit of digging
just to find out who these people are.

Throw in "block voting" as performed by religeous group (ie Mormons,
Evangelists, Catholics) and it is going to take alot of optimism IMHO.

Philski