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<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>RickK
asked...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>>
<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Parliamentary
democracy?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004>> Did I miss a vote
somewhere?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Yes,
Rick. You forgot to program your time machine for January, 2005. That's when the
first votes for Mediation & Arbitration Committees took place (or "will take
place", if you want to be picky).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>(signed)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Herbert George Wells</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Robert
Anson Heinlein</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Hermione Granger</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066242814-09022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
Time Travel Committee (Democratic)</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>