Re: [OT] Vote!
Re: [OT] Vote!
- Subject: Re: [OT] Vote!
- From: Jordi Bares <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:12:18 +0100
- Organization: The Mill
We could offer some punishment too, physical i mean... that would be out
of topic.
We could send the looser to Guantanamo and follow his first weeks.. sure
fun for the family.
jb
On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 12:02, Steve Foster wrote:
> You mean "fire the candidates" - like the UK TV show Big Brother where
> they turf out the dead wood!!!
>
> With the TV show an ass**le always wins so Bush should win on merit
> this time!!
>
> Am I running of topic? - Soz
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> On 19 Aug 2005, at 10:33, Jordi Bares wrote:
>
> >>> This is a good illustration on the reason computers could be better.
> >>> I do not believe an election could be won by 2 votes, or 53 votes for
> >>> that matter. There should be some statistical significance taken into
> >>> account.
> >>
> >> What's this got to do with computers? A nation's election law decides
> >> whether
> >> an election can be won with 1 single vote difference, or requires a
> >> larger
> >> margin, or a minimum of 50% of cast votes, or a minimum of 2/3s of
> >> cast
> >> votes. In some countries there will be second or even third rounds
> >> when the
> >> margin is considered too small. In others, a single vote can make the
> >> difference. In yet other systems, a minority can win as if it has a
> >> majority.
> >> This is about election laws, not about which tool you use to
> >> implement them.
> >
> > I would like the ability to fire the candidates, let's say 2% decide
> > not
> > to vote but fire Mr XXXX (put your favourite name there) then the
> > candidate is eliminated...
> >
> > And what about using a truth detector on their TV appearances to show
> > the amount of bullsh1te they generate as they speak.
> >
> > Also, the candidates should show an area of true expertise so we know
> > they can do something more than just talk rubish. No lawyers nor any
> > other parasites.
> >
> > Plus now we are here... why citizens of other countries don't have a
> > say? in a world like the one we live the mistakes of the president of
> > the USA are propagated thru everybody everywhere, we should have a
> > say!!! i want to vote!!!
> >
> > jb
> >
> >
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