> On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 05:50:28PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > > If we can't trust them to vote what they think, why should we trust the > > outcome of such a vote?
On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 06:48:00PM -0500, Andrew Pimlott wrote: > Empirically, many people look at their vote as a means for achieving > the best outcome, not a statement of belief. (Eg, those who > preferred Nader but voted for Gore.) Do you assume that there are > no such people in Debian, or would you propose to exclude them? I propose to respect their votes. In the case you presented, there were insufficient voters who voted against the 2:1 supermajority requirement required by the two candidates on the ballot and the default option won. If that's not what the voters wanted, they shouldn't have voted that way. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
