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This is a link post Introduce the alternative vote in the next General Election I made this!

Needs some signatures to go live, thought it might be worth a shot given the current situation.
 (I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 19:27, Reply)
This is a normal post I voted for AV when cleggy got his pay off as I have a soft spot for the greens.
Now i'm worried what power this would give to far right parties.

*looks at current mess*

Fuck it, signed.
Good luck to you.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 19:45, Reply)
This is a normal post Thanks

I also hope it'll give the Greens a larger voice. Inevitably the same will apply to other fringe parties but given the state of both Labour and the Tories right now I think it would be good to level the playing fiel .
 (I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 19:47, Reply)
This is a normal post I doubt this form's much of a danger in that respect, ultimately.
It may lead to a swing, but frankly representation is some of what the result of the referendum seemed to be about.
 (I helped save b3ta! Christian's Bolt and Ski, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 20:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Not signing til I can see what it actually is, and it's mid-approval
for all I know I'd be putting my name to lethal injections for the homeless
 (I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 19:48, Reply)
This is a normal post Also, you do know that parliament are just binning all these petitions now without looking at them?
Ever since some people thought it would be well lol to create thousands of them taking the piss out of referendum result whiners
 (I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 19:53, Reply)
This is a normal post nope
they're actually recruiting people to investigate whether the signatories are genuine.
 (theswollenbeef where there's a will there's a wank, Tue 28 Jun 2016, 13:25, Reply)
This is a normal post
but it could be lethal injections for tories. Well worth the gamble, I'd say.
 (m.auron, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 19:53, Reply)
This is a normal post It needs one more sign to go live :/

Says exactly what I titled it as in the link. I wouldn't lie to you, would I? :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 19:58, Reply)
This is a normal post Is this where I link to your earlier post about giving the NHS some money?

(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 20:06, Reply)
This is a normal post Have you tried approaching Vatican City?
They love signing these things.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 20:17, Reply)
This is a normal post Why not a proportional system rather than AV?
Pretty extraordinary that the third referendum Cameron called may end up overturning the first two. We may get another EU ref soon but suspect it will be a long time before we get another after that
 (benito vaselini no not that one, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 20:03, Reply)
This is a normal post Hmm

Anything other than one choice would be nic . I live in Newbury, I hardly know anyone who votes Tory yet somehow they have a vast majority here. I think there are a lot of people whose voices go unheard.
 (I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 20:20, Reply)
This is a normal post As much as I'd like a form of proportional representation in an election, AV's not the most representative form
I'd have gone for broke if I were you and suggested a different one. I know some people voted against as a result of partisan anger, but I don't think it really engaged people actually interested in electoral reform to begin with. The Electoral Reform society saw it as a means to an end, but I don't think they were thrilled, it was a bit of a poisoned chalice.
 (I helped save b3ta! Christian's Bolt and Ski, Mon 27 Jun 2016, 20:43, Reply)
This is a normal post Proportional rep, or av
Will likely give a louder voice to the sort of fuckwits that voted for bexit.

If we had pr during last election we'd be looking at a conservative, ukip coalition.
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Tue 28 Jun 2016, 7:59, Reply)
This is a normal post no thanks.
AV is not proportional representation and in certain electoral conditions, such as the 2015 General Election, could have produced a more disproportional result than First Past the Post (FPTP). - See more at: www.electoral-reform.org.uk/alternative-vote#sthash.Zc0o7JSW.dpuf
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Tue 28 Jun 2016, 9:34, Reply)
This is a normal post Much as I would love to see a 'None of the Above' option
The fact is it doesn't have any place in the framework of an Election. The purpose of an Election is to elect individuals into public office, incidentally defining the direction of the State by the majority or otherwise of the parties and policies they represent.

Whatever we think, an Election is not 'about' the People voicing their opinions about the way the Country is run. You're thinking of a Revolution.
 (I helped save b3ta! Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Wed 29 Jun 2016, 13:44, Reply)