OFF: The Clones of Tony Blair[no BOC/HW]

[Jon]

In message <Pine.LNX.3.96.991204220026.5656C-100000 at chiark.greenend.org.
uk>, Jonathan Jarrett <jjarrett at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK> writes
>        Well, two general elections over here, there was a chap stood in
>one of the West Country constituencies on the platform that the only
>sensible way to conduct democracy in this modern age was to get a terminal
>in every house on which referendum information would be sent to the
>families and population at large and they would send in their votes, thus
>taking the government right back to the people.
>
>        He was unfortunately sued because he got surprisingly many votes
>(for a loony fringe candidate, in that, he didn't lose his deposit) and
>the number he got would have been enough to shift one of the major parties
>into second place rather than third. They were the Liberal Democrats, he
>was the Literal Democrats, and they said he had obviously been set up to
>confuse the voters (they were next to each other on the (alphabetical)
>ballot).


Just playing devil's advocate, but what's the point of sending
referendum information to people so "confused" they can't tell the
difference between the word "literal" and "liberal"?
--
Jon