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Originally Posted by Robbie
You really are being willfully ignorant.
You don't deserve an answer from me, but I'm generous and will give you one anyway.
The reason that no third party candidate got many votes is because the Republicans & Democrats are in control of the govt.
And in that role, they have passed legislation that makes it nearly impossible for a third party candidate to get elected.
It's pretty simple. They have rigged the system.
The only third party candidates that even get to be a blip on the radar are the ones with millions of dollars of their own money to waste. And I say "waste", because even if they spend all that money to get on the ballot...the 2 RULING parties won't allow them to be in the main Pres. debates on the major networks.
Most people don't even realize that they have any choice but the Republican and the Democrat.
But you just keep ignoring that and insulting me over and over in your snide little way that insinuates that you think you're smarter than I am.
You just look foolish to me.
Politicians are all crooks by the way.
IF the Libertarians ever do grow as a party and get into power...I'd give them less than a decade before they too would be corrupt and useless.
That's why I am for "one and done" term limits for EVERY position in govt.
Get those lifetime/career politicians OUT of our lives.
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If you read my post, I wasn't arguing with you. I was
pointing out how proportional representation voting could help small parties like the Libertarian gain more power at every level of government.
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Fair Voting/Proportional Representation
Fair representation voting (sometimes called "proportional representation" and "proportional voting") describes a range of voting methods in which like-minded voters elect candidates in proportion to their share of the vote. That is, in a five-seat district, like-minded voters with 20% of votes will win one out of five seats and like-minded voters with 51% of the vote will win three of five seats.
When described as proportional representation, fair voting is most well-known for its use in many European countries with party-based systems and a parliamentary form of government. But forms of fair voting can be used in nonpartisan elections and "parliamentary system" describes the structure of government rather than how that government is elected. Fair voting is used in nearly all major, well-established democracies.
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Seriously, I'm not sure how proportional representation is incompatible with Libertarianism.
http://www.fairvote.org/
As far as your one-and-done idea, I respectfully disagree, since I don't think that is a solution in and of itself, but merely a reactionary response to symptoms of the problem.
ADG