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2010-06-19 Home Front: Politix

Vote system that elected NY Hispanic could expand

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Posted by gorb 2010-06-19 01:19|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 I don't understand how it can be that people who come from a particular area of the world can only be served by a political candidate from the same part of the world. How far does that go? Does that mean that if most of the Hispanics are Guatemalan, then they can only be properly represented by someone whose family is from Guatemala and not by someone who came from Honduras? Would people of Guatemalan origin be given 6 votes, Hondurans 3 votes, and Chileans only 2?

What about a town that has a lot of Norwegians but not many Swedes but the Swedish families have been elected to office most years? What about a town that is mainly of English stock but someone with a German name won the last election?

This is absolutely idiotic!

Posted by crosspatch 2010-06-19 04:55|| 2010-06-19 04:55|| Front Page Top

#2 It used to be that way in Illinois (maybe still is), in voting for State representative. There were three elected from each district, and casting all three for one candidate was supposed to give more of a voice to minorities. That means they don't vote at all for the other two spots, so seems fair, somehow.

Maybe that's how Obama got elected.

Posted by Bobby 2010-06-19 08:40|| 2010-06-19 08:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't Zero get elected because he managed to force his opponents to bow out by fair means or foul. Didn't have to do it for the presidential election since McCain never really fought for the election.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-06-19 08:57|| 2010-06-19 08:57|| Front Page Top

#4 The unusual election was imposed on Port Chester after a federal judge determined that Hispanics were being treated unfairly.

Democracies and republics are by design 'unfair' to minorities. They're designed to be 'fair' to the majority, unlike monarchies, aristocracies, oligarchies, dictatorships, etc which by design are 'unfair' to majorities. Welcome to the world of the imperial judiciary who have no use for the very foundation of the society upon which they derive their office.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-06-19 09:06|| 2010-06-19 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 One step closer to Affirmative Action Voting - where 'minorities' are given more votes to makeup for 'historical racism'...

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-06-19 09:36|| 2010-06-19 09:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Didn't Zero get elected because he managed to force his opponents to bow out by fair means or foul.

Mostly foul as Alice Palmer could tell you. Check out Sweetness & Light.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2010-06-19 11:20|| 2010-06-19 11:20|| Front Page Top

#7 The left knows that they may not be able to legalize tens of millions of illegal Mexicans, etc.. So the left has found a way to cancel out 5 out of 6 votes cast by American citizens.

Posted by wr 2010-06-19 11:21|| 2010-06-19 11:21|| Front Page Top

#8 An this process will be rampant come November, unless people decide to stand up to it. HIGHLY unlikely these days. They would rather sit around and b and moan.

Posted by Sheatch Protector of the Hatfields8107 2010-06-19 12:02|| 2010-06-19 12:02|| Front Page Top

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