--- Fred Gohlke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Again, I must apologize for my tardiness, but I've > been away.
Not a problem. I think it is one of the benefits of email and lists that everyone can keep their own schedule. > 1) if a selection is made, the only person whose > vote is unknown is the > selected person's. ... I note that you make the assumption that nobody will vote for himself. There mey be a need to somehow guarantee that the voters will vote this way. And that should possibly happen without revealing the vote. > The huge difference is that those we select do not > owe their election to > those "similar-minded" people ... they were elected > on their own merit. This might mean that candidate nomination is not done by parties. Candidates might however indicate that they will represent the values of some party/ideology. (And in some election methods their votes might be summed up with votes of other candidates that have chosen to representt the same ideology.) > However much they may like those they associate > with, they are not > compelled to cede their votes to them. I guess my comment above was based on voluntary association with one party/ideology. > They don't > need campaign funds, Ok, financing is a problem area of its own. If one wants to have independet candidates I think some limitations on capaign funding or could be in place. Also cheap methods like some public web site could be used. > they don't need the party to "get out the vote", Does this mean that the representatives can vote themselves? > and > they have no > obligation to vote the party line. They can be > persuaded, but they can > not be coerced. This might mean that party disciplinary actions would be forbidden. > The difference between that and party politics is > incalculable. I see this as careful finetuning of the rules to maintain independent decision making by the representatives. Juho ___________________________________________________________ Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/ ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info