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Subject: Re: Off topic. Bush wins Florida and becomes new president.

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 18:28:31 11/26/00

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On November 26, 2000 at 19:36:01, Daniel Chancey wrote:

>Who thinks the rejected votes should've counted and who thinks that the
>electorial college should go?
>
>This is 100% off topic and I apologize for this.
>
>Castle2000


1.  Not only is the USA a land of 250 million people, it is _also_ a land of
50 states.  The electoral college gives the small states a voice so that they
are not overrun by a few large states.

2.  All votes should be counted.  But _only_ votes should be counted.  Not
ballots where you have to "imagine" what the intent of the voter actually
was.  IE dimples.  Etc.  A bunch of nonsense.  If someone can't cast a vote
properly, then perhaps their vote should not count.  Voting is not rocket
science.  Not if kindergarden kids could use the same ballot as in West Palm
Beach, and have _zero_ errors.

Yes it is off-topic.  But it is reasonably acceptable so long as it doesn't
turn into an ugly argument...



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