Re: OT:Thanksgiving

On 30 Nov, 02:14, "Pete Dashwood" <dashw...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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The attendant was courteous (as I find most Americans to be, definitely more
so than in Europe) and was intrigued by my accent.

Presumably the jibe is aimed at discourteous Europeans? My 2
pennyworth (4 cents to the Americans) is this: I have never met an
American, a European or an Antipodean that I did not like. I have,
however, met many Brits that I did not like.

Or were you aiming at Americans in Europe?

Any party receiving 5% of the vote will be allocated seats in
Parliament (even though none of their specific candidates may have won their
local area (electorate)).

That 5% rule would allow a permanent fascist presence in the British
parliament. 8-(

In the 1996 elections MMP proved to be a winner
and we have been using it ever since. (We have Natonal Elections every 3
years. It used to be 5 years but we found that, once elected, parties tended
to "coast" and were not driven to perform during the latter part of their
mandate. Three years keeps everyone on their toes and ensures performance is
maintained.)


3 years sounds like a good idea but for one tiny thing: an increase in
electioneering of 50% in any time frame. Elections are boring and off-
putting enough over here without having to go through 50% more of the
same.

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