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Sunday, May 20, 2007


I love stories that point out the utter uselessness of the political process.
Two candidates in the Philippines who got the same number of votes in a local election have settled the issue of who won by tossing a coin.

Bryan Byrd Bellang and Benjamin Ngeteg tied for the last of eight council seats in Bontoc, a resort town some 280km (175 miles) north of Manila.

They agreed to the coin toss, set down in local election rules. Mr Bellang called heads and won the seat.
Why bother voting at all? Best 4 out of 7 in rock, paper, scissors and be done with it.



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