RE: BC & PR

2002-04-15 Thread DEMOREP1
Mr. Salmi wrote in part- I skimmed through the constitution and didn't find much on elections so you're right about that. The Weimar Constitution in German: http://www.psm-data.de/weimar/weimar_vv.htm D- The W.C. likely got some mention in the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials after World War

[EM] poll deadline correction

2002-04-15 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
I've just noticed that I mis-stated the deadline date for Stephane's poll: Actually it's 8:00 p.m., Pacific Daylight Savings Time, April 15th (tonight), which is 0300 GMT, April 16th. Mike Ossipoff _ Chat with friends online, t

[EM] Tried to register for poll

2002-04-15 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
I understand the deadline for registering for Stephane's poll is 8:00 p.m., Pacific Daylight-Savings-Time, tonight (April 14, '02), which is 0300 April 15th, '02, GMT or UT. I tried to register, but couldn't get past the password barrier. I was asked for a password. Since I didn't yet have a pa

Re: [EM] Re: ACC, more strategy-free?

2002-04-15 Thread Adam Tarr
>49: Bush>Gore>Nader >12: Gore>Bush>Nader >12: Gore>Nader>Bush >27: Nader>Gore>Bush >--- >D- Who, if anybody, with all the strategy / insincere machinations has a >YES majority ??? Demorep, read the original message of the thread, "[EM] Approval-Competed Condorcet... "more" strategy-free?" fro

[EM] Re: ACC, more strategy-free?

2002-04-15 Thread DEMOREP1
Adam wrote- For reference, Mike is referring to my example, where the sincere preferences are: 49: Bush>Gore>Nader 12: Gore>Bush>Nader 12: Gore>Nader>Bush 27: Nader>Gore>Bush --- D- Who, if anybody, with all the strategy / insincere machinations has a YES majority ??? For more informatio

Re: [EM] RE: BC & PR

2002-04-15 Thread Olli Salmi
>D- I *believe* the 1919 Germany (Weimer) Constitution ONLY specified that >some sort of p.r. was to be used. The details were all statutory (subject to >machinations). I *believe* a form of party list p.r. was used --- > >party seats = total seats x party votes > --

RE: [EM] Parliamentarianism

2002-04-15 Thread Olli Salmi
At 18:36 +0300 15.4.2002, Narins, Josh wrote: >The docs aren't online anymore, btw. ... >Cambridge also have an extensive site on a computerized STV voting system >called Juliet, coded in Java. Here's the programmer's manual, if it's still >online It's been moved. Try the following URL: http://

RE: The Rotted Electoral College (was Action)

2002-04-15 Thread Narins, Josh
The book "The Corruption of the Senate" was published in 1906. I haven't read it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 5:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The Rotted Electoral College (was Action) Mr. Hager wrote in

RE: [EM] Parliamentarianism

2002-04-15 Thread Narins, Josh
Thank you Olli. That's much more interesting than I would have guessed. The docs aren't online anymore, btw. Go Finland! We Americans can be downright primitive sometimes. :( -Original Message- From: Olli Salmi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:36 PM To: [EMA