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Submission BASAK-0412 (Online)

Submission ByMr Bijan Basak
AddressVancouver, BC,
Organization
Date20040515
CategoryElectoral system no change
Abstract
No system is absolutely perfect, but the current first past the post system is the most stable system. In a proportional system, the smaller parties will have disproportionately greater and consequently menacingly disruptive power. [1 page]

Submission Content
I don't see any reason for changing the current system.

No system is absolutely perfect, but the current first past the post system is the most stable system.

In a proportional system, the smaller parties will have disproportionately greater and consequently menacingly disruptive power. Though supporters of proportional representation push their case in the name of "greater democracy", they want a situation in which the tail will wag the dog. This type of situation is fundamentally flawed and will force the government of the day to be more preoccupied with its survival than delivering public service. (See Israel).

I am against any proportional representation system.

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