Author: Mark Loftus
Date: 19:23:43 11/26/00
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On November 26, 2000 at 21:28:31, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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... I don't see a problem with the electoral college, those who gave us the Constitution knew what they were doing. I think "Uncle Joe" Stalin said, and I paraphrase, it's not who casts the votes that decide the election, but those who count the votes... This wouldn't be the first time a guy named Daley attempts to swindle an election.
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