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jmfcst
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« on: May 27, 2004, 01:29:24 PM »

1) The Electoral Vote process will not be changed regardless of how many times the popular vote results gives different results.
2) Winner take all is determined at the state level per the US Constitution.  This also will not be changed.  So I am not going to bother listening to non-Texans complain about the winner-take-all system.  Go whine to your own state representatives.
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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2004, 01:31:22 PM »

If Kerry 'does a Bush' and wins the Electoral College despite loosing the popular vote, will there be more demand for a change in the rules? And if this voting anomaly happens, will Republicans out there promise not to gripe about it!

Why do you care about the way the US picks its leaders, you're not even American?
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2004, 02:31:27 PM »
« Edited: May 27, 2004, 02:33:12 PM by jmfcst »


Why do you care about the way the US picks its leaders, you're not even American?

Because it's an interesting scenario that was probably just boouncing about in his head.

Besides, we're not going there; it's off-topic and rather ignorant.  If you'd rather have no Europeans in this forum please keep that opinion to yourself.
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Agreed.  Since he wasn't advocating a change to our electoral process, my comment was out of line.
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2004, 02:36:55 PM »
« Edited: May 27, 2004, 02:37:19 PM by jmfcst »


Let's table the xenophobic/busybody debate.  Wink
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