Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Andrew Coyne : And another thing...

Andrew Coyne presents a quick post of some lines regarding proportional representation that he "didn't manage to work in, in four columns on proportional representation".

As Greg notes in his post (Truer words and all that), the big line worthy of repeating is when Mr. Coyne responds to a comment clearly based on a conservative concern that there will be endless NDP / Liberal governments filled with big spending.

Andrew comments:
[N]aturally I deplore that development [where governments become larger], unless that is what the people in those countries wanted. The test of a democratic institution is not whether it produces outcomes I happen to agree with, but whether it accurately reflects the public's preferences.

Emphasis mine.

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