UK judges order rerun of parliamentary vote
A British court on Friday threw out the results of a parliamentary election after deciding that the victor had gone too far in distorting his opponent's positions. Full Story »
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Posted by Chris Finnie - Nov 5, 2010 - 12:09 PM PDT
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Chris Finnie - Nov 5, 2010 - 12:10 PM PDT
While I can see some of the points about why this might cause problems, I love the concept! I want to start a fact-check board that has the authority to pull deceptive ads of all types, and overturn elections like this. I think it would revitalize the elections process because candidates would not depend so much on false advertising, and voters would trust what they say. I say bully for the British court!
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