Comments on: Canada Pirate Party, Ahoy! ;p http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24056 p2pnet.net - reader powered Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:40:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24056/comment-page-1#comment-977551 Reader's Write Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:25:17 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24056#comment-977551 "That's true democracy." As a proud Canadian I completely agree. “That’s true democracy.”

As a proud Canadian I completely agree.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24056/comment-page-1#comment-977491 Reader's Write Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:49:51 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24056#comment-977491 The sad reality of the American-style winner-take-all election system is that 3rd parties get completely shut out of the government and serve as nothing more than a wasted protest vote. I greatly prefer the Party-list proportional representation system so common in Europe, as it guarantees minority parties an equal voice and even enables them to combine forces to defeat the dominant party's objectives. That's true democracy. The sad reality of the American-style winner-take-all election system is that 3rd parties get completely shut out of the government and serve as nothing more than a wasted protest vote.

I greatly prefer the Party-list proportional representation system so common in Europe, as it guarantees minority parties an equal voice and even enables them to combine forces to defeat the dominant party’s objectives. That’s true democracy.

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