tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post115672988761113444..comments2023-11-05T09:55:13.077+02:00Comments on Itching for Eestimaa: Ergma UpdateGiustinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-1157013673759401632006-08-31T11:41:00.000+03:002006-08-31T11:41:00.000+03:00And they have the same system in parliament. The l...And they have the same system in parliament. The leader of the fraction points up, when the vote should be yes, and points down when the vote must be no.v.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18159706817900786807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-1156775518399035762006-08-28T17:31:00.000+03:002006-08-28T17:31:00.000+03:00What we have here is a slip towards totalitarian r...What we have here is a slip towards totalitarian rule. 36 votes - one man (or maybe man and a half) to rule them all.<BR/>They already have a similar system in City Council, where the head of the Keskerakond fraction waves the marker (green for yes and red for no). I don’t know why he does it: are the member of the council just too stupid or not paying enough attention. Or are they not allowed to vote like they pleasw...<BR/>There has been even some cases when this system has failed (i.e. someone pressed the “yes” button when red marker was up).<BR/>This kind of system is obviously unreliable and inconvenient – it would be so much more effective if they joined all the wires of the council members’ buttons under one big button controlled by the fraction leader.<BR/>Other members of the council could play cards or go home. Or not. Whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-1156770689820604352006-08-28T16:11:00.000+03:002006-08-28T16:11:00.000+03:00"Ene would lose if they voted anyway..."Thats the ..."Ene would lose if they voted anyway..."<BR/><BR/>Thats the problem (for Savisaar and Reiljan) - they could not be sure if all their members would vote "no". What if someone (3 cruicial votes) had thought woth their own head and pushed "yes"...? Thats why decided to boycot it.<BR/><BR/>But yes, it sucks. Its sad.Eppppphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198668905167508640noreply@blogger.com