ravensfire
Member of the Opposition
You missed my points, good try though.
A true voting bloc can only exist when the votes are public. It's quite simple, really. If a vote is private, the members of the "bloc" can say or promise anything, but the votes are secret, unverifiable, allowing the citizens to vote their personal beliefs, free from pressure. Should there not be enough votes in the direction the bloc wanted, it's impossible to determine who stood against the bloc.
Now, there are citizens that tend to vote in similar directions. I would wager, for example, that DZ and I generally vote alike, probably a few others too. Contrary to your conspiracy theory, we do so because we (hold on - this is a shock!) kinda think alike!
I know, I know - it's hard to believe that some people tend to play in a similar manner. Somehow though, it happened. Now, since you seem to know about these sinister blocs, who are they? I'd kinda like to know who I'm in lockset with - usually I'm the only one voting abstain!
Seriously - blocs, and the type of vote fraud you insinuate can happen only in public polls.
Now, the unregistered voter fraud can truly only happen in private polls. I agree with that statement. Has that been a problem - not sure, we haven't challenged a single poll to that extent, not even the term 1 elections. So, is the problem the supposed unregistered voter fraud, or the failure to enforce our own rules?
-- Ravensfire
A true voting bloc can only exist when the votes are public. It's quite simple, really. If a vote is private, the members of the "bloc" can say or promise anything, but the votes are secret, unverifiable, allowing the citizens to vote their personal beliefs, free from pressure. Should there not be enough votes in the direction the bloc wanted, it's impossible to determine who stood against the bloc.
Now, there are citizens that tend to vote in similar directions. I would wager, for example, that DZ and I generally vote alike, probably a few others too. Contrary to your conspiracy theory, we do so because we (hold on - this is a shock!) kinda think alike!
I know, I know - it's hard to believe that some people tend to play in a similar manner. Somehow though, it happened. Now, since you seem to know about these sinister blocs, who are they? I'd kinda like to know who I'm in lockset with - usually I'm the only one voting abstain!

Seriously - blocs, and the type of vote fraud you insinuate can happen only in public polls.
Now, the unregistered voter fraud can truly only happen in private polls. I agree with that statement. Has that been a problem - not sure, we haven't challenged a single poll to that extent, not even the term 1 elections. So, is the problem the supposed unregistered voter fraud, or the failure to enforce our own rules?
-- Ravensfire