SB wrote in part- First, I thank you for the reference to another book on Hitler' rise to power. I hope to get my hands on it. In the meantime, let me post a little excerpt from the booklet, the 31st in a series of "Public Policy Pamphlets" published by the University of Chicago Press, which I referred to in my previous message etc. ---- D- There are all sorts of ANTI-Democracy Anti- P.R. books, etc. (which keep bringing up the FALSE connection of Hitler getting into power and p.r.).
Most, if not all of such books, etc. are intentionally or negligently ignorant about *critical*/ *fatal* structures in various constitutions. The moronic leaderships of the World War I allies in 1919 permitted Germany to have a constitution with an appointed Prime Minister (by the German President) and a *fatal* section permitting the German government to suspend the German Bill of Rights -- used by Hitler in 1933 to crush anti-nazis --- compounded by Hitler's murders of his opponents in June 1934. Hitler LOST the election for German President in 1932 (defeated by President Hindenburg). The semi-senile President Hindenburg (then about 80) was brainwashed by some behind the scenes type know-it-alls to appoint Hitler in Jan. 1933 to be German Prime Minister. The 1929- 1933 Great Depression that devastated Germany (and much of the world) did not help the situation -- circa 30 percent unemployment, many bank failures, etc. Plurality regimes having single member districts are ALL ANTI-Democracy regimes (and unstable) --- a plurality of the votes in a bare majority of the districts means circa 25-30 percent indirect minority rule.