Another way in which the French are one step ahead of usI have to admit that I know very little about French politics. But, what I do know is that unseasonably high voter indecision (42% undecided) and record breaking voter registration (over 44.5 million) promise to make this month's first round election a lively affair. On April 22nd the people of France will vote on which of the 12 declared candidates will replace outgoing center-right President Jacques Chirac. If no candidate receives more than %50 of the popular vote, the election moves into a second round on May 6th between the top two candidates. The French two round voting system makes a lot of sense to me, considering it would instantly solve the problem of terrible "Nader 2000" scenarios in which the enemy of your enemy is your enemy. I guess you could also say that your enemy's greatest enemy is unwillingly your enemy's greatest ally. I know, it's confusing as hell, but that's American politics. We need electoral reform.