[EM] Guarding the Instant Runoff movement (Our Mike is mentioned)

[mike dillon]

On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Instant Runoff Voting supporter wrote:
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> Greetings List,
>       In this drive for Instant Runoff Voting(IRV), you should be aware
> that there are about twenty or thirty other methods, the so called
> alternative methods. Every once in awhile a member of the IRV movement will
> think: "I really do want to be promoting the best system." (we all do)
>       Then they may even want us to stop and discuss the other methods.
> Jameson Quinn is one of these persons (he wants to discuss).  Discussions
> of the other methods are endless discussions - discussions adinfinitum.
>       While we should avoid the endless discussions, of more importance, we
> all should know that most of these other methods have a core flaw.
>       What follows are my comments, which I hope will make Jameson and you
> beware the endless discussions and aware of this core flaw, so you both
> will understand and be prepared to guard our movement.

i'm just a lurker on this list, but this crap is starting to get offensive.
crawl back into your hole (and i swear i'll return to mine).

the world doesn't need "reform"ers. we need CHANGE.

-md