tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post7368792361072211048..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Worst. Ever.William A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-38683945119070880382010-05-07T06:52:31.781-04:002010-05-07T06:52:31.781-04:00and now we have the interesting situation of a hun...and now we have the interesting situation of a hung parliament in the U.K. <br /><br />Can Gordon Brown form a minority govt? I do not know.<br /><br />The reason that there is a hung parliament despite the swing is that the Tories failed to get to the magic 326. A large number of seats fell to the Tories, but they lost 3 to the LDP under Nick Clegg.<br /><br />What it means is that Nick Clegg has become extremely powerful. With the few remaining seats to be determined, the Tories are well short of the goal, even though they have won the most seats.... <br /><br />I must say that Australia really does have the best electoral system. We have elections on the Saturday when people are not working and we do not end up in a situation where people cannot get into the hall to vote. The schools are used as polling booths, and there is always adequate ballot papers on hand. <br /><br />We have compulsory voting over here which of course has the disadvantage that the folks with 1/8 brain have to vote... it is one reason that the ALP wins seats. We also have a preferential voting system, such that the candidates with the lowest votes get knocked out and their votes are redistributed to the remaining candidates. It seems a lot fairer that way... and yes we have our voter fraud too....Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532250145038548627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-25994927599323010112010-05-04T22:52:42.516-04:002010-05-04T22:52:42.516-04:00A message in a bottle abandoning a sinking rat.A message in a bottle abandoning a sinking rat.Trochilushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310034696479920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-81079329546646464192010-05-04T12:14:31.165-04:002010-05-04T12:14:31.165-04:00Honor amongst thieves?Honor amongst thieves?aka Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840169407835436058noreply@blogger.com