Proportional Representation Quotes

• [Proportional representation is a] device for defeating democracy, the principle of which was that the majority should rule, and for bringing faddists of all kinds into Parliament, and establishing groups and disintegrating parties.

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  David Lloyd George

  Party   Democracy   Principles  

  "The Political Diaries of C. P. Scott, 1911-1928". Book by Charles Prestwich Scott, 1970.

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• Laws and Institutions Must Go Hand in Hand with the Progress of the Human Mind.

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  Francis Bacon

  Hands   Law   Mind  

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• Many Americans do not realize that we could institute proportional representation for most elections in the U.S. without amending the Constitution. In helping to educate the public about the potential for voting system reform, CVD can play a central role in a pro-democracy movement right here in America!

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  John Anderson

  Play   America   Voting  

  1952

• There is no proportional representation requirement in the Equal Protection Clause

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  Cass Sunstein

  Requirements   Protection   Equal  

  "What Clause? Where?" by Bradford Plumer, www.motherjones.com. October 20, 2005.

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• I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action.

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  Helen Suzman

  Fans   Action   Used  

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• Mr Hughes's current claim of "bisexuality" has the whiff of artful centrist positioning about it: bi- is the proportional representation of sexuality in a world where most of us - straight or gay - operate a first-past-the-post system.

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  Mark Steyn

  Gay   Past   World  

  "Sorry, But Voters Prefer Straight Choices". www.telegraph.co.uk. January 31, 2006.

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• I myself share with the Conservative Party a profound dislike for such fandangles as proportional representation.

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  Hugh Dalton

  Party   Profound   Conservative  

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