Re: Winner Take All Re: discrepancy between Presidential polls

[John D. Giorgis]

At 01:28 PM 10/29/00 -0400,  Gord wrote:
>Whereas a sane politics would be one in which all voices are heard, and all
>issues are discussed, in a manner befitting a nation where the government
>is actually of, for, and by the people. Of course, democracy --  as opposed
>to an electoral presidency, which requires only minimal participation -- is
>a difficult thing to maintain. It's not something we see very often now,
>and there's a number of reasons why.

I disagree completely.   All voices *are* heard in our system.   Nader is
the best example of that..... he and his supporters have complete freedom
of speech, assembly, and political organization.   What our system does
*not* do, however, is empower people on the fringes and who claim the
support of only a small number of people.  We do not enfranchise these
people in our governments, and let them turn the views of the small
minority into real policy initivatives.  

JDG
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