From: Gene McAloon 

On Fri, 09 May 2003 08:32:36 -0400, James Adams  wrote:

>Actually, I think it has more to do with us electing representatives
>through the single member district system rather than through a
>proportional representative system ala the the Italians.
>
>(I knew that PoliSci degree would come in handy.  Now if only I could
>remember Levi-Straus's Iron Law of Oligarchy.)

Not necessarily. You can have a two party system even with proportional
representation.  It depends entirely on how many votes, as a percentage of
the total, a party must garner before it is eligible for a seat.  Set high
enough small parties don't have much chance of ever getting a seat. Depends
on how you want to work the proportional system.

I believe the Iron Law thing was Michel's, not Levi-Straus's. Michel was
something of a nut anyway.

Gene

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