>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:08:24 -0500 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (New Democracy) >From: Charles Fiterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Replies to your letters >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >>I don't believe that a 1-dimensional simplification is all that >>unreasonable, even if it isn't absolutely literally accurate. >> >>Many of the issues are grouped by most voters, so that there's >>some tendency for people who feel a certain way on one issue >>to also feel a certain way on other issues too. Some say that >>happens more than it should. I don't know, but, to a large extent >>I'm sure it's rational voting behavior. Maybe several different >>issues are underlain by more basic issues like caring vs >>uncaringness, consideration & compassion vs their opposites. >>If so, then it isn't surprising that there tends to be a 1-dimensional] >>issue-space, at least to some extent. > >I've been looking at statistics on some things and think >you are flatly wrong. For example the percentage of pro-life >and pro-choice Libertarians is within epsilon of equal and >continues to be equal when you allow statements like pro-life >in late pregnancy pro-choice in early pregnancy, I don't care, >and my opinion not listed. Libertarians used to be four to one >former Republican over former Democratic we are approaching >one to one. > >Environmental issues are really multiple issues some of which >compete and seem largely disconnected from opinions on other >issues. Atomic power is obviously less polluting on a global >scale, CO2 etc. but can suddenly render large tracks of land >unusable to man, much to the benefit of the local wildlife. Its >interesting that various Green parties are so uniformly opposed. >As a Libertarian I oppose various mechanisms for limiting >liability which amounts to a law against Atomic power. > >This suggests multiplying elected offices and power niches is >a good idea. Suppose we had a separate body that voted on >environmental issues people could vote on that independent >of other issues. > >There are also voter referenda which allow people to separate >issues from people entirely. >Charles Fiterman Geodesic Systems >414 North Orleans Suite 410 Phone 312 832 1221 x223 >Chicago IL 60610-4418 FAX 312 832 1230 > http://www.geodesic.com > >http://www.il.lp.org/html/1998candidates.html > >He didn't inhale and he didn't impale but he isn't >Dan Quayle so let the man sail. >
