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   Message 344,897 of 345,374   
   Governor Swill to J Carlson   
   Re: U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $56 Trillio   
   30 Jun 24 00:31:00   
   
   XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.home.repair, talk.politics.guns   
   From: governor.swill@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:54:53 -0700, J Carlson  wrote:   
      
   >The nature of winner-take-all (or "first past the post") elections is that   
   third   
   >parties disappear. You *always* get two big parties one of which wins the   
   >election. What we really need is some form of proportional representation, so   
   >that at least in the legislature, more than two parties win seats.   
      
   I agree in principle but that hasn't helped Maine and Nebraska forming third   
   parties.   
      
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