Scott Weiser wrote:
A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:


Scott claims:
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It's just that I haven't seen a system which works better
than what we have in the US (including Colorado) anywhere in the world,
and
I've seen many that are much, much worse, including, notably, every
socialist state on earth.
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WOW! You've "seen" every socialist state on earth?!


Don't pettifog.


Scott boasts:
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Hey, we've got a great system here, why shouldn't I use it as a
touchstone?
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One those issues on which we agree --sort of. You have a pretty good
system and it makes for a good touchstone. But, there's also plenty
wrong with it and, guess what, occasionally other nations have figured
out how to do things better.


Really? Name one.


We've been down this road before, so I won't spend too long on it, but
so far as "elections" are concerned, Canada, for example does a better
job -- no hanging chads, etc. AS far as "system" of government
(bicameral, judiciary, etc), Germany is a nation that has taken the
American model and improved on it. Any number of nations do a better job
of educating their children... Need I go on?

frtzw906