Re: [EM] [Election-Methods] [english 94%] PR favoring racial minorities

2008-08-17 Thread Raph Frank
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Juho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Continuous elections could also increase the level of participation in decision making in the sense that old votes could be valid for a long time even if the voter wouldn't bother to change the vote often. Well, on the other hand

Re: [EM] [Election-Methods] [english 94%] PR favoring racial minorities

2008-08-17 Thread Juho
On Aug 17, 2008, at 19:44 , Raph Frank wrote: On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Juho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Continuous elections could also increase the level of participation in decision making in the sense that old votes could be valid for a long time even if the voter wouldn't bother

Re: [EM] [Election-Methods] [english 94%] PR favoring racial minorities

2008-08-16 Thread Juho
On Aug 16, 2008, at 0:48 , Kristofer Munsterhjelm wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jobst Heitzig said: It is of no help for a minority to be represented proportionally when still a mere 51% majority can make all decisions! I disagree. The advantage is that it allows 'on the fly'

Re: [EM] [Election-Methods] [english 94%] PR favoring racial minorities

2008-08-15 Thread raphfrk
Jobst Heitzig said: It is of no help for a minority to be represented proportionally when still a mere 51% majority can make all decisions! I disagree.? The advantage is that it allows 'on the fly' coalition re-organisation. If all the legislators are elected via a single seat system,

Re: [EM] [Election-Methods] [english 94%] PR favoring racial minorities

2008-08-15 Thread Kristofer Munsterhjelm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jobst Heitzig said: It is of no help for a minority to be represented proportionally when still a mere 51% majority can make all decisions! I disagree. The advantage is that it allows 'on the fly' coalition re-organisation. If all the legislators are

Re: [Election-Methods] [english 94%] PR favoring racial minorities

2008-07-31 Thread Jobst Heitzig
Hello all, although I did not follow all of the discussion so far, the following question strikes me: Why the hell do you care about proportional representation of minorities when the representative body itself does not decide with a method that ensures a proportional distribution of power?

Re: [Election-Methods] [english 94%] PR favoring racial minorities

2008-07-31 Thread Kristofer Munsterhjelm
Jobst Heitzig wrote: Hello all, although I did not follow all of the discussion so far, the following question strikes me: Why the hell do you care about proportional representation of minorities when the representative body itself does not decide with a method that ensures a proportional