Sunday 14 October 2012

First past the post is a stable proposition

First past the post cannot be falsified because the government is a false concept. When we argue the merits of first past the post compared with proportional representation we rely on the premise of 'government' being true... but it isn't we are born and will die free. There is no government so the argument in favour of fair (and proportional) votes can never be won. That is not to say pr will never replace fptp... it is possible that either government or the people will demand it... only that we cannot make a case for pr (over fptp) through argument alone.

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