On 7 Jan 2005 at 17:41 PST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> A third point is that there is no way for Proportional Representation to be
>> implemented until the legislative process can be scaled up (fairly and
>> openly) to 500, 1000 or 1 representatives. This is a deep issue.
>
> It could be impl
> A third point is that there is no way for Proportional Representation to be
> implemented until the legislative process can be scaled up (fairly and
> openly) to 500, 1000 or 1 representatives. This is a deep issue.
It could be implemented easily enough in large population states
using any
On Jan 7, 2005, at 3:01 PM, Ted Stern wrote:
The Iowa plan has worked well for 20-odd years:
http://www.centrists.org/pages/2004/07/7_buck_trust.html
There is a similar method in place in Washington State.
Hey, *I* like it. But reading that article, it seems to require a
certain level of
On 7 Jan 2005 at 14:43 PST, Ernie Prabhakar wrote:
> Any other thoughts? I can't help but think that some sort of
> 'four-color' theorem might be relevant, but I'm darned if I know how...
The Iowa plan has worked well for 20-odd years:
http://www.centrists.org/pages/2004/07/7_buck_trust.h