--- James Gilmour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit�: > I do appreciate the sophistication that can go into > gerrymandering. However, the > fundamental problem remains that 50% of those who > vote will get no representation > no matter whether the district is gerrymandered or > not.
I think this is a weird criticism. No matter how many people can be represented under PR, no more than 50%+1 of the legislators are guaranteed to be represented by the policies passed, or by the installed prime minister and cabinet. (Maybe your sentiment is that having seats is all that matters for representation? I might agree, so then bicameral would be best.) The advantage of a "good single-winner method" is that the extremes may be precluded from the result (except in that they may cancel out each other's votes). The reason to preclude them is that it would be undesirable for them to participate in a legislative majority if other, more centrist segments are omitted from it. The aim of this (centering) is to reduce the maximum amount of discontent felt by any segment of the voters. Maybe you will say that whichever majority can assemble itself should receive the power, but I think that would be inconsistent with your desire to have everyone represented. (It seemed like you didn't believe in "extremes," but I wasn't sure if you were serious. So I won't try to define it.) Kevin Venzke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en fran�ais ! Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
