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Old 10-01-2005, 11:24 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Dylan
I would love instant runoff voting. Seriously. It would be very nice. I just think implementing an entirely new system is way harder than working with what we've already got. Plus, there's the constitutional issues to contend with. The Supreme Court would declare instant runoff voting unconstitutional faster than you can say "unconstitutional" because it contradicts the electoral college. I'm not a fan of that either, but it's in The Constitution, and it's not one of those things you can interpret.

The electoral college is not in jeopardy in regards to the IRV so far as I can understand.
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