tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post3501274066689047900..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Liberal Majority Electoral Reform CommitteeAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-45783198732383834302016-05-13T03:50:52.150-07:002016-05-13T03:50:52.150-07:00I was more worried they'd not appoint a commit...I was more worried they'd not appoint a committee. So it's a start. I'm holding off on judging outcomes for several reasons, one being that we don't yet what will emerge as the final options. God help them if they rig it: it'll be election fraud, just more polished and brainy that the Con variety. Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952672409601421466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-4678513858116809952016-05-13T02:36:39.726-07:002016-05-13T02:36:39.726-07:00Boris : "Can they actually rig a ranked or PR...Boris : <i>"Can they actually rig a ranked or PR system that would do that?</i><br /><br />Yes if both Cons and Dippers rank the Libs as their second choice in a ranked ballot scenario. A ranked or preferential ballot is just a vote tabulating process that can be used with either the FPtP single-member riding system we have now or with a PropRep system. Just tacked onto FPtP it would still waste half the votes and produce greater false *majorities* which aren't majorities at all. <br /><br />So I was taken aback that the official notice establishing a committee on electoral reform is worded "a study of viable alternate voting systems such as <b>preferential ballots</b> and <b>proportional representation</b> to replace the first-past-the-post system." Not a good start.<br /><br /><br />North of the Wall, summer is coming.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-68369219393907186602016-05-12T04:15:44.502-07:002016-05-12T04:15:44.502-07:00Mmmm, "one that guarantees Liberal majorities...Mmmm, "one that guarantees Liberal majorities forever"... <br /><br />That's the worry. Can they actually rig a ranked or PR system that would do that? Guess we'll find out. I don't know what leaves a more bitter taste in my mouth: partisan politics or the relative intelligence of the electorate. <br /><br />Meanwhile, the partisan pissing match is already beginning over Fort McMurray: http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/paula-simons-fort-mcmurrays-government-in-exile-out-to-protect-its-turf<br /><br />It could turn into a left/right fight in the public mind, particularly in Alberta. Watch as Brian Jean uses the loss of his home to increase his political clout against the NDP. We can't seem to think outside those tiny little boxes in this country at all levels and yet the fires starkly show us that there are things happening North of Wall greater than party factionalism.<br /><br />Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952672409601421466noreply@blogger.com