Re: [OT] Voting schemes

    Personally, I've always been a fan of the Medieval Icelandic form of
representation.  Each free man can choose the individual who represents
them
in "the thing" and is allowed to change reprehensive on a whim when and
if
that person somehow fails them.  (For a more modern interpretation, read
Chp. 22 of Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" or the description
of
the Continental Congress from L. Neil Smith's "The Probability Broach.")
    Under this system, the only way anyone can really be disenfranchised
is
if they don't choose a reprehensive or there is no one that adequately
represents that individuals beliefs.  What the representative actually
believes becomes more important than what district they're from or what
party they belong to.

Later,