JAN BATIS, I AM A VERY CAREFUL THINKER_ IN FACT, I AM PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THINK.
I HAVE GIVEN YOU A VERY UNLIKELY SCENARIO THAT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
IS IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ONE CANDIDATE TO HAVE EXACTLY 50% WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL ONE VOTE, AND THE REMAINING 50 OTHER CANDIDATES TO HAVE EXACTLY 1% EACH. IN THAT CASE, ALL THE OTHER 50 CANDIDATES ARE RUN-UPS AND DO MEEET THE CRITERIA FOR FULL PARTICIPATION IN AN EVENTUAL RUN-OFF.
HERE IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF WHAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN:
GUYS WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONSTITUTION DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LIKEHOOD OF HAVING 32 CANDIDATES.
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A CANDIDATE WITH EXACTLY 50% OF THE VOTE TO GO IN A RUN-OFF WITH 50 OTHER GUYS WHO EXACTLY HAVE 1%.
WOULDN'T THAT BE RIDICULOUS ?
THAT SHOWS, SOMEHOW, THE FRAMERS OF OUR CONSTITUTION WEREN'T THAT BRIGHT.
THEY WERE TRYING TO COPY FROM WESTERN SOCIETIES, BUT AS USUAL THEY COPIED OUT OF CONTEXT.IN WESTERN SOCIETIES, THEY DO NOT GENERALLY HAVE SO MANY CANDIDATES, SO THE 50% PLUS 1 ADDITIONAL VOTE APPOPRIATES THEIR DEMOCRACY, WHEREAS IN HAITI IT CAN POTENTIALLY NEGATE DEMOCRACY AS I HAVE DEMONSTRATED_ ONE GUY WITH 50% CAN GO TO A RUN-OFF WITH 50 OTHER CANDIDATES WITH 1% EACH.
THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS POSSIBLE SILLY OUTCOME AS I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE BY HAVING THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION:
SINCE WE CANNOT PREDICT OR ENFORCE ARBITRARILY THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES, A RUN-OFF WILL BE ONLY IS JUSTIFIED IF AND ONLY IF THE RUNNER-UP IS WITHIN 10% MARGIN OF THE LEADER OF THE PACK. OTHERWISE, WHOEVER IS AHEAD WINS THE ELECTION EVEN IF HE OR SHE IS BELLOW 50%.
