[EM] 02/04/02 - Approval is only for Beauty Contests:

[Mark Borg]

With the same argument the President of the US should be elected by approval
voting.

They all suck, they all wage war. And who cares anyway!


Ciao

Mark Borg







From: "Donald Davison" <donald at mich.com>
To: "[EM]" <election-methods-list at eskimo.com>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:50 PM
Subject: [EM] 02/04/02 - Approval is only for Beauty Contests:


> 02/04/02 - Approval is only for Beauty Contests:
>
> Gretings List members,
>
> Adam wrote: " The obvious answer is approval voting.  Easier to explain,
no
> change in voting equipment, cheaper, better."
>
> Dear Adam,
>
> No no, Approval Voting in not the obvious answer.
>
> Being easier to explain and cheaper does not make Approval the obvious
answer.
>
> Approval Voting should never be used in any election in which the `winner
> to be' is important to most of the voters.
>
> Approval Voting should be used in any election in which the `winner to be'
> is not important to most of the voters.
>
> A beauty contest is a good example of a election that should use Approval
> Voting.
>
> All the ladies look nice and will work for world peace if elected.
>
> Who cares?
>
> Dosen't really matter to most which one wins.
>
>
> Regards, Donald Davison
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