> -----Original Message-----
> From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 8:21 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: A Vote is a Vote
>
>
> Chad wrote:
> >The constitution states that everyone has the right to vote.
> >Frankly I would be pretty mad if my ballot was invalidated from
> > something that was not my fault.
>
> Not your fault?
>
> Sorry, Chad, but everything that went on in Florida is
> exactly the voter's fault.
I agree. I spoke for myself.
>
> A voter does not have a right to vote in a quick and easy
> manner with little thought. They have a right to vote with
> careful consideration "commensurate with the solemnity of the
> occasion."M
>
> Now, *should* the ballots be as simple and easy as possible?
> Yes. The Florida ballots almost certainly falled the
> "simple and easy" test. *Must* they? Alas, no.
>
> If a voter can reasonably be expected to find the candidate
> of their choice, the balloting is perfectly legal. And let's
> face it, anybody who spends more than 60 seconds examining
> the ballot can easily come up with the correct choice.
> Indeed, a Florida school teacher ran a "favorite Disney
> Character" vote with the same type of ballot, and 74 out of
> 74 2nd graders managed to vote correctly.
Alas, you clearly make the point of the greatest fallacy of democracy.
Democracy states that the state cannot discriminate against someone
regardless of how stupid they are. Voters can vote themseles into oblivion.
This means anyone can do stupid things like vote for "Bill the Cat" (or
libertarian, like me), if they want.
Do they deserve to vote again? Popular opinion may or may not agree. There
is no correct answer. One can't take a stand, without discriminating or
taking advantage for gain.
>
> Come on now, do we really want people who couldn't follow an
> arrow to a dot deciding the President of the United States?
Hell no! But they do have a right to be stupid.
Nerd From Hell (The Chad)
>
> JDG
>
>
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> John D. Giorgis
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