On 19 Jun 2008, at 15:27, Shane Hathaway wrote:
Nicholas Leippe wrote:
On Thursday 19 June 2008, Shane Hathaway wrote:
Voting for a non-viable candidate is a vote for voting reform.
Yes! That is a good way to put it.
Wow, I didn't realize I was agreeing with you. :-) Von, if you're
still reading, do you also agree?
Is it conceivable that we might fix the ballot through massive civil
*obedience*? I imagine a whole lot of people already prefer one of
the many nonviable candidates rather than the latest elephant or
donkey. It might be possible to convince those people to actually
vote for their true preference, not on the grounds that their vote
will sway the current election, but rather that their vote will act
as a petition for voting reform.
I would be very interested to know what the outcome of this election
would be if by some miracle we were able to actually get 100% of every
registered (or registerable) voter to actually go to the polls and
vote. Probably a pipe dream though.
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