On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 01:30:24 -0500, Buddha Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 19:47:23 -0500, Branden Robinson
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>>> What happens? Our voting system does not give us the ability to
>>> reach the common-sense conclusion that 3 out of every 4 voters
>>> wanted to remove clause 5 from the Social Contract. Instead,
>> Which, in a 3:1 majority, is barely enough.
> The language in the Constitution is "strictly greater", so it is
> barely not enough.
Ah, bah. I missed that. Quorum requirements are "at least that
number", but majority requirements are "strictly greater". Need to
go update devotee.
> For the sake of argument, let's say 3.000 > 3 instead of 3.000 == 3.
Well, adding a single vote 1112 would work as well to
illustrate my point..
manoj
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