At 07:12 AM 3/2/2006, Jan Kok wrote: >Does it make sense to have an FA that concerns itself with a multitude >of issues, such as political parties and some church groups do?
Yes, in a way. An FA can form whenever there is some shared interest. It does not have to be a specific "issue," rather it is something that is a basis for connection and communication. A political party is interested in public life, and church group in religious and social life. It may help to remember that FAs are quite similar to ad-hoc informal associations that crop up all the time. The only difference, possibly, is that an FA starts with a set of traditions that are known to foster group unity, "free association" is shorthand for that. ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
