Monday, October 10, 2011
Vote for 'none'
I'll admit it, I didn't vote in the last provincial election. Frankly, none of the candidates are worth voting FOR, and no single one is so especially bad to vote AGAINST. But I'm expressing an opinion that is not being reflected in our government mechanism; to reflect my opinion we should have a 'none' candidate ('none of the above' for you multiple choice types) who gets all the votes that weren't cast or were protest votes. Now, if the leading candidate gets less votes than the 'none' candidate, then NO ONE is elected in that riding, and we all save money. We can extend this to say that these NMPs (Non-Members of Parliament) automatically vote AGAINST everything proposed, leading to ineffectiveness of the government and then people might actually care about voting, or getting better candidates, i.e. a POSITIVE feedback cycle. That's something we desperately need in governments the world over.
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