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duckduck · 05-10-2003, 10:27 AM

While I'm not going to dvelve into the whole Central vs. Everyone else argument (I find it more useful to correct problems than just talk about them.........vote fer me!), I do have a slight comment on the quote from James T. Kirk:

"The liberals are in power because more people voted for them than anyone else."

Actually, if you look at the total number of people who actually voted (ie. by population and not voting district), they didn't win with a majority and the differences aren't nearly as pronounced (they still won, granted). This, to me, is the failure of democracy: when you have roughly 20% and up of your population not voting........and then them whining about the government.

05-10-2003, 10:27 AM	#35 (permalink)
duckduck Psycho Location: Where hockey pucks run rampant	While I'm not going to dvelve into the whole Central vs. Everyone else argument (I find it more useful to correct problems than just talk about them.........vote fer me!), I do have a slight comment on the quote from James T. Kirk: "The liberals are in power because more people voted for them than anyone else." Actually, if you look at the total number of people who actually voted (ie. by population and not voting district), they didn't win with a majority and the differences aren't nearly as pronounced (they still won, granted). This, to me, is the failure of democracy: when you have roughly 20% and up of your population not voting........and then them whining about the government. __________________ Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way!