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From: tmtimar@orchid.UUCP
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: N.B. Elections
Message-ID: <11243@orchid.waterloo.edu>
Date: Sun, 18-Oct-87 18:55:48 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 18 18:55:48 1987
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Reply-To: tmtimar@orchid.waterloo.edu (Ted M.A. Timar)
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Allowing a house to be based on popular vote is a nice idea, however I
feel that the senate should be elected based on profession. This would
allow every person to be represented twice, once by a regional member,
and once by a member of his/her profession.

It seems likely that many professions do not get adequate representation
because disproportionately many members of the house are lawyers. This
system would allow people to choose how to classify their professions, 
as almost noone would fit exactly into any single group. Thus, it could
be set up so that 25% of the seats in this house would be elected based
on the popular vote people who don't fit into the other groups at all.

I am also interested in knowing whether discussions like this are purely
academic or whether any similar discussion has ever led to any real
results.

            - Ted Timar
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