> > Substitute 'Complain about outcome' with 'Get political', 
> there's your 
> > protection for the minority.  Unless you're governed by the 
> 'One Nation'
> > (aka 'One Notion') party I mentioned in a previous post.
> 
> I don't believe that political parties should have *any* 
> legal standing in the US. Right now it is extremely difficult 
> for any third party to gain power because of the entrenched 
> power of the two main parties.


In the US, the smaller parties are shut out due the the 'first post the
post' voting system.  Australia's preferential voting does give small
parties a chance.  (That said, Australia is basically a two party system as
well.)

On the flip side, ratbag parties like One Nation (anti-immigration, less
tax, longer jail sentences etc) who do gain enough votes to win at FPP still
lose because the majority dislike them.

Tony

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