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Old 05-10-2003, 11:10 AM   #38 (permalink)
mirevolver
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Originally posted by duckduck
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.
Come down south, here in the U.S. only 40% of the registered voters actually go to the polls and vote.
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