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DOOM: Labour To Abstain

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    #21
    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    The USA federal system is more complex than the UK's parliamentary one.

    For the presidential elections they have the electoral college and each individual state decides how the votes are allocated.

    For the senate some states have runoffs e.g. Georgia.

    So their system isn't a true FPTP system.
    It's a system conceived in the 18th century that really doesn't seem fit for purpose now. It skews towards smaller (generally Republican leaning) states where 200,000-300,000 votes is needed per electoral college vote versus 600,000-700,000 votes in the most populated states like California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania. The divisiveness seen in recent elections is only going to get worse.

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      #22
      Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
      Do you have a problem with foreign-born people settling in the UK and pointing out, like some people born in the UK, there are issues with the parliamentary system? As you seem to.
      No. I have a problem with people sticking there nose in and trying to suggest something that hasn’t occurred though.
      The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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        #23
        Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
        ...on tomorrow's tier vote.
        Well that's going to be fun then. This is when having a substantial majority is a real boon.
        Originally posted by MaryPoppins
        I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
        Originally posted by vetran
        Urine is quite nourishing

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          #24
          Originally posted by d000hg View Post
          Well that's going to be fun then. This is when having a substantial majority is a real boon.
          What majority?

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            #25
            Originally posted by AtW View Post
            What majority?
            ???
            Originally posted by MaryPoppins
            I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
            Originally posted by vetran
            Urine is quite nourishing

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              #26
              Originally posted by d000hg View Post
              ???
              !!!

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                #27
                Originally posted by AtW View Post
                What majority?
                Tories have an 80 seat majority.

                Lots of their rebels will abstain rather than vote against.

                Labour is abstaining as it allows them to criticise the legislation. If they vote for they can't criticise it - Blair did that with the Tories. If they vote against then we are back to where we were before March 23 2020 e.g. no lockdown measures at all.
                "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
                  Lots of their rebels will abstain rather than vote against.
                  Tory "Rebel" Scum

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
                    No. I have a problem with people sticking there nose in and trying to suggest something that hasn’t occurred though.
                    'their'
                    Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
                      No. I have a problem with people sticking there nose in and trying to suggest something that hasn’t occurred though.
                      Sounds like you have a problem with freedom of speech. North Korea is that way ===>

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