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Newsgroups: uk.politics.electoral
From: "Adam Gray" <a...@nospamfulhamreach.fsnet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 22:42:31 -0000
Local: Mon, Jan 2 2006 5:42 pm
Subject: Re: Any news from Kensington & Chelsea
news:087jr1pldb0h89nm8v1ppd64qbrvr1nv4f@4ax.com...
> In MsgID<dpbnrh$gv...@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk> within uk.politics.electoral, That would be "the voters do, Adam" would it? And given that instinctive > 'Adam Gray' wrote: >>> The existence and prominence of political parties is what reduces >>Do parties elect the representatives of the House of Commons or do the > Unfortunately the voters have seemingly become a part of the gang political allegiance has never been weaker (part of the reason why turnout is lower nowadays) you need to come up with a better argument than they "prefer to vote for their team" - not least because you might presumably concur that in politics people generally vote for a team that best represents them - which brings us back to the original point, doesn't it - voters *choose* to vote for parties because parties best represent their interests. > How else could a repeated liar and warmongerer like Blair get back in for Oh dear, off the valium again, aren't we? Labour got back in for another > yet another term? It's because people a) don't see a viable alternative > and b) are bedazzled into thinking that no alternative would stand a > chance against the power of the parties. term because a) people en masse don't agree with your lies about the Prime Minister b) aren't so dumb as you are that one issue obsesses them to the point of evident insanity, and c) don't see a viable alternative. Presumably it's your contention that the voters of Wyre Forest and Blaenau > Oh, and of course, the way that political campaigns are distilled into a They're not. > few minutes of advert style air time rather than deeper discussions into > what is really wrong and how to fix it. >>Can you point me to which UK law obliges voters to cast their vote for That would be "there isn't one, Adam" would it? >>political parties and not non-partisans? > The law of laziness crossed with the power of the media over the Adam You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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