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Old 08-01-2007, 11:44 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tadpole256 View Post
but how do we get it implemented by the existing parties when the current system benefits them so much?

Besides telling everyone you know about it I guess the first move would be to vote in progressive candidates from the traditional parties and go from there.

The reason I have been backing Obama for a few years is his show of support for IRV but I have heard little talk of it recently (I wonder why ).
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There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence.