Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kit made the off hand comment, "...there was no way that [the public] could be adequately informed about the suitability of one candidate over another..."
Still true apparently
Chris Saganich
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From: lug-bounces+saganicc=mskcc.org@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+saganicc=mskcc.org@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Kit McChesney
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:56 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Hey, Did I Call YOU a Republican?
The electoral college was designed to pre-empt the popular vote. That's why
it was created in the first place. (That is not, however, what the Supreme
Court was designed to do. But that's another issue altogether!) It was felt
by the founding "fathers" (yay for patriarchy!) that given the population's
distance from the centers of power, that there was no way that they could be
adequately informed about the suitability of one candidate over another, so
the electoral college was devised as a way to make sure that the most
populous and well-informed areas of the country, i.e., "cities" would elect
the president.
You can see how even in those days, the politicians' needs were placed
before those of the people. Just focus on the key areas with the largest
number of electoral votes (big states, big cities) and you've got the
election in the bag.
The electoral college is an anachronism. But maybe we've covered this topic
already. Probably just before the Lagavulinluggers started one of their
famous discussions about scotch a while ago!
Kit
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From: lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
grduprey@rockwellcollins.com
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 12:48 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: RE: [Leica] Hey, Did I Call YOU a Republican?
Not that I want to prolong this thread, but this is not the first time the
Electorial college pre-empted the popular vote, although I cannot remember
which other election was effected. Also as I remember how this was to
work, the Electorial College Vote is the official vote. Although both
votes should agree, but it does not always work that way.
Gene
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Paul--
Thanks for pointing out the truth of who voted, and for whom! Are there
really still folks out there who think that Gore got fewer votes than Bush?
Puleez! And those are the rough totals! Remember those hanging chads!
It isn't the volume of votes that elects the president, as we know. It's
the
volume in certain key states that does the trick. Remember that good old
Electoral College? Ick!
I guess it's no mystery who got my vote! Or at least, I assume he got it!
Kit
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From: lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Paul
Hardy Carter
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 10:40 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Hey, Did I Call YOU a Republican?
Actually that's quite interesting. According to your government 50,456,002
people voted for Bush and 50,999,897 voted for Gore.
Isn't democracy wonderful!
P.
At 11:54 am -0400, 21/5/04, MCyclWritr@aol.com wrote:
>Does it further amaze you that even fewer Democrats voted for their
>candidate? You know, the guy who lost. Whoever he was.
>
>-Chris Lawson
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