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Subject:	Re: An interesting North American Election (was Re: Cdn Election Day)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 8 Dec 2000 01:21:53 GMT
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<snip> > Thanks for the clarification Steve, but how could it work? <snip> > Wouldn't that sort of public outcry be sufficient to cause > the member to resign anyway? Unfortunately we have a situation of "power corrupting" here. There are numerous Liberal MPs who have done outrageous things, but they just ignore the public outcry. If a "recall policy" were in place, it probably wouldn't get used much, (if at all) as the MPs would know they would be "fired" if they strayed too far from what their boss (constituents) wanted them to do. No accoutability invites the corruption and jaded electoratewe see now. SRC

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		Re: An interesting North American Election (was Re: Cdn Election Day)
(...) Just simply not true, look at BC for a example. The fact is, that for a reasonable requirement (1/3rd of registered voters, not 1/3rd of votes in last election), you will _allways_ have a very hard time getting recall. Simply because getting (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: An interesting North American Election (was Re: Cdn Election Day)
(...) Thanks for the clarification Steve, but how could it work? How would you determine the "wishes" of the constituents (who are presumably a diverse bunch of people who would disagree on what they wanted their MP to say and do on their behalf). (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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