Politicians tend to learn slowly, the hard way, as the New Zealanders
found recently when they switched to proportional representation. After
being corrected by the voters a few times, they change their ways. It's a
bit like the legendary farmer with his Missouri mule and two-by-four. You
have to
Thanks Doug,
I think nitpicking (as you say) is allowed in this forum.
It's always good to have someone around who is interested in checking the
details.
The only additional thing I would encourage is to look for what can't be found
in print. The proof of the pudding is in the tasting and
Hi,
Hi Mike, et. al.,
Well if we had more choices there might be less of a need for negative voting.
What I mean is that it seems like a long long time since either of the two
parties have put up candidates whom I wanted to vote for. Rather, I find myself
voting for the one I least dislike.
With apologies for nitpicking, herewith some extracts from
Political Switzerland, a small book by Oswald Sigg (Zurich: Pro
Helvetia, 1997):
The Swiss Government is called the Federal Council. It consists of seven
members and is headed for a period of one year by a president elected from
among
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Experience is the comb that nature gives us
when we are bald.
Belgian proverb
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