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Subject: Re: off-topic but nevertheless: is NOT anymore counting still democratic ???

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 17:33:07 11/17/00

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On November 17, 2000 at 17:12:30, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>if they now decide not to count anymore, but they have votes to count,
>
>they do not fullfill the wish of the people who have voted.
>
>if they don't want to count the votes, why elections anyway ????
>
>for me there are one 2 possibilites:
>
>to count the votes (ALLLLLLLLLL votes) or NOT to count the votes.
>
>start counting and then by decision of a lawyer stop counting, that
>is like a coitus interruptus by a direct order/command of a lawyer.
>
>Unbelievable that something like this exists in a democratic country.
>
>if USA IS a democratic country. i thought it is, but maybe this was only
>prejudice.
>

The governments in the U.S.A. have NEVER been a pure democracy.  Politics is
much to messy for that.  If it works reasonably well most of the time then we
should thank our lucky stars.

Why should our governments be any better than chess-playing programs?  They mess
up sometimes too!
>as it looks to me (in the moment - only my personal opinion)
>the usa is not anymore democratic. the counting remembers me
>on UdSSR elections... btw.
>
>
>i can't believe that what the news of CNN and others tells me is true.
>
>this is not a democracy. in a democracy the people decide
>the person or party they want to elect. not a lawyer. and ALL
>votes have to be counted, not only the votes of people without glasses
>or with white colored skin or living in NY or in LA.
>
>what is this ? can't they just count the votes ?
>
>it seems the bean counters are not able to count to 10.
>they stop with 8 because the lawyer says: time limit reached ! I do decide.
>
>
>the best satire is always coming from live.



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