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In <10370@ember.UUCP> pacolley@ember.UUCP (Paul Colley) says:

> In article <9208172116.AA20035@news.cis.ohio-state.edu>
> Marc.Ringuette@daisy.learning.cs.cmu.edu writes:

> >Thanks for the pointer, Ken.  His scheme looks good.  Here's a sketch:
> >  The election takes place between voters and k candidates, at least
> >  one of whom is assumed honest.  Each voter communicates with all of
> >  the candidates in order to register and vote.  [...]

> Ah, if only we could find an honest politician!

	Whyever for?  Party pooper!
	Graft, loot, spoils, are what politics is all about.
	Politics is the art of managing conflicts of interest.

	Any system that posits honest politicians is bound to fail.

	We should build all system (legal, electoral or otherwise)
	with the premises that human beings are not equally honest
	and that politics will appeal to those who are the least
	honest.  Dishonesty is not a requirement, but it is a big
	motivation for entering politics, as well as a large part
	of the art of surviving in it.

	A public key system has the benefit of not relying on
	honesty on anyone's part.



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