On 2/21/2012 4:04 PM, Jameson Quinn wrote:
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I agree they are complementary. And I'm glad there are people working
on campaign-finance reform.
My focus is on election-metho
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> From: robert bristow-johnson
> To: election-methods@lists.electorama.com
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> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:56:36 -0500
> Subject: Re: [EM] Campaign contribution reform
> On 2/21/12 1:45 PM, Richard Fobes wrote:
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Obviously, we won't all agree on this. I'll just say what I believe.
I think that voting reform is not a substitute for campaign finance reform,
but that they are complementary. For me it comes back to the metaphor of a
political duopoly being like a commercial duopoly or monopoly. A monopoly
can
On 2/21/12 1:45 PM, Richard Fobes wrote:
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On 2/20/2012 5:18 AM, Raph Frank wrote:
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> I assume you mean campaign contribution reform? That isn't actually
> an election method.
Nope.
As I see it, using better ballots and better counting methods will cut
the pupp
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On 2/20/2012 5:18 AM, Raph Frank wrote:
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> I assume you mean campaign contribution reform? That isn't actually
> an election method.
Nope.
As I see it, using better ballots and better counting methods will cut
the puppet strings that connect politicians to the
