tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4852878772772185376..comments2024-03-29T06:05:20.562+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Proposed Law: Do away with minimum threshold for KNessetRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-66114184875824996892013-11-26T13:48:30.643+02:002013-11-26T13:48:30.643+02:00Only 2 Arabs is already an improvement. Do you wan...Only 2 Arabs is already an improvement. Do you want democracy? Or deMOCKracy?<br /><br />The system you mention is one advocated (?) by Prof. Paul Eidelberg. He cites Denmark, though.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-7155754659709954542013-11-26T13:35:35.527+02:002013-11-26T13:35:35.527+02:00Regional representation will have its own disadvan...Regional representation will have its own disadvantages, the major one being that most of the Knesset members will be city dwellers. The Northern Galil will have 1 rep, the southern Negev, one. Tel Aviv and Gush Dan 102, Jerusalem, 8, Yesha 1. Arabs 2, etc...<br />Think it will still work?<br />Apparently in Germany, there is a combined half national and half regional make up of the parliament. Maybe worth checking out.<br />In order to have proper regional representation, we would need a much more developed local media which currently does not exist save for some weekend advertisement editions.<br />Having one national election actually unites the whole country and keeps you involved.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-15725391190253785382013-11-26T11:42:16.280+02:002013-11-26T11:42:16.280+02:00i totally disagree that a two party system will im...i totally disagree that a two party system will improve things here. the US is a perfect example of how dysfunctional a two party system can be.Ben Waxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798895161663664689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-54166901474164065712013-11-26T09:21:51.230+02:002013-11-26T09:21:51.230+02:00It may not have a chance of passing, but "the...It may not have a chance of passing, but "the parliamentary system works here?" We need district elections, and we need them now, just like most other parliamentary democracies in the world.<br /><br />Actually, what we really need is a proper Jewish monarchy and Sanhedrin, but,...Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-22225803576183342982013-11-26T01:40:38.322+02:002013-11-26T01:40:38.322+02:00Which is why I don't understand Lizman's l...Which is why I don't understand Lizman's logic that votes won't get wasted by doing away with a minimum....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-65290507654512651582013-11-25T21:16:25.153+02:002013-11-25T21:16:25.153+02:00If there would be regional elections, the politici...If there would be regional elections, the politicians would protect minority views, because they would need their votes!dlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269900740743979382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-85617976334642404092013-11-25T21:12:32.647+02:002013-11-25T21:12:32.647+02:00From what I last read, the 4% suggestion has been ...From what I last read, the 4% suggestion has been quietly put aside by Netanyahu for now. The Arabs did raise enough of a stink to show that the effort was against them.<br />I do not believe in this dumb 'you are throwing your vote away' and people should respect what others want to do - that's democracy. I recall in elections overseas, national through municipal, many people run for seats under different parties, even people with 'no chance' but they still run and people vote for them and that builds confidence in democracy. If you raise the bar, you are shutting up people and telling them 'do not bother showing up' because really, does anyone think that a Kahanist will vote for Likud? <br />I'm not sure if the two party system would work here and continue to protect minority views.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-21058453645854111022013-11-25T19:47:58.800+02:002013-11-25T19:47:58.800+02:00I've got no opinion on the merits of the propo...I've got no opinion on the merits of the proposal other than to point out that as described here the math doesn't work. If the all votes are used to calculate the 1/120th needed to earn a seat, as soon as votes are cast for small parties and discarded it will be impossible to distribute the full allotment of 120 seats. For example, if the total voting population was 1200 people, this proposal says a party needs 10 votes for a seat. If 5 parties each got 8 votes, then 40 votes would be discarded. So now the total of valid votes is only 1160 and 4 seats would be left in limbo...Herbnoreply@blogger.com