[EM] Re: Election-methods digest, Vol 1 #552 - 6 msgs

[Doreen Dotan]

election-methods-electorama.com-request at electorama.com wrote:
> B"H


> I (James GILMOUR) has written:
> 
>>Even if it were possible to "do the whole Knesset in one 
>>district", I would most strongly advise
>>
>>>against it. 

Districts based on some "natural" communities 
>>>
>>within the 
>>national boundary would deal
>>
>>>with that without the need for an artificial threshold.

Doreen's response:

If the canton-like system of gov't that I should like to see in Israel is implemented that would, of course, obviate the problem of the present single district with a magnitude of 120 in Israel.  The cantons would be the districts. Presently towns that border on one another and share economic concerns, demographic similarities and may even be home to relatives in extended families form regional councils.  However, the regional councils are at the mercy of the federal gov't. primarily because they require subventions that the federal gov't can either approve or not. The job of the politicians at the municipal and regional levels of Israeli gov't is to beg and make themselves, and their constituencies out to be generally pathetic and repulsive, when they make their pilgrmages to the Ministers in J-M and grovel at their feet in obescience. No class and highly ineffective gov't. Those same regional councils could, and should, be self-sufficient, self-determining, responsible and,
  no less
 essential, dignified canton-like entities.

James G. continued:

In the UK we use "constituencies" for parliaments and assemblies and "wards"
> for local government councils.

I'm sure you're familiar with how the Americans use the word "constituency".  "Wards" is where the constituents sometimes suggest that some of the heads of gov't should be relegated after observing their performance.

Doreen 



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