20
Dec
Published by MacDoctor on December 20th, 2009
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In part one of this series I discussed how the problem of the tyranny of the masses is mitigated by providing a parliamentary structure and allowing direct democracy only at certain intervals. In part two I discussed the downside to this, governments that do not listen to the people but indulge in their own ideologies. [...]
09
Nov
Published by MacDoctor on November 9th, 2008
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John Key has promised a referendum on MPP at the same time as the 2011 election. He is currently in favour of the system known as Supplementary Member. There is an interesting discussion on the issue running over at Jafapete’s. For those who are interested, Supplementary Member has the same system of electorate and list [...]