I had written, in relation to Israel: > "Coalition building has been very difficult to the point of near > impossibility at times." > > Donald here: This is the problem of the Parliamentary form > of government and not a problem of a single area election.
The experience of most of countries of continental Europe for the past century gives the lie to your assertion. > It is time for you parliamentary people to move on and learn to commit > yourselves to an executive government for a peroid of time - in others > words, elect an executive directly by the people separate from the > parliament. I would not be so presumptuous as to tell the citizens of any other country whether they should employ a parliamentary system of government or an executive system of government, but then I'm not Donald. I can see strengths and weaknesses in both, at least as we see them put into practice. I have not declared any personal preference on this topic in my postings to this list or elsewhere, so Donald should be more circumspect before writing "you parliamentary people" in a message that is so clearly targeted. As a practical reformer, I seek achievable reform within the existing system. The introduction of more sensitive voting systems for public elections at all level of government within the UK is, I believe, an achievable reform. Replacing the present parliamentary system of government in the UK with an executive system of government is not. James ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
