November 02, 2004

From Richard in Australia: Fix your Election System!

Dear America,

Your efforts to bring "democracy" to a somewhat reluctant world may be somewhat better received if you were to have a real democracy at home. Your media has been full of stories about possible problems with the ballot; not to mention the real problems last time. Can't you get your act together sufficiently to have a non-controversial, fair ballot? A federal electoral roll and federally conducted elections run by civil servants not party hacks would be a good starting point. It works like magic in our part of the world. Try it. You'll like it and it will then let you concentrate on policy formation and considered debate instead of wasteful litigation. And give credibility to the outcome.

Please turn your minds to this issue as soon as the dust has settled on the current election.

Richard Ure
Australia

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