On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:12:14 +0200, andrel wrote:

> from memory: There is this planet where the human population is rules by
> lizards. It is still a democracy, all humans can vote but only lizards
> can be elected. I think Arthur asks in astonishment: 'why do you vote?'
> to which the answer is 'otherwise the wrong lizard might get in'.
> 
> I think it was meant as a reference to the British system where you can
> only elect politicians that have been to one or two colleges. It is
> scarily true of most democracies though.

Actually, it was more of a slap at the US two-party system.  Anyone can 
be elected, but the humans always vote for lizards out of one party or 
the other, because otherwise the wrong lizard might get in (ie, if a good 
human were put up as a candidate, it might split the vote between the 
"good lizard" and the human).

Jim

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