1. Electoral and popular vote didn't jibe
2. Last state had election issues
3. Last state has a proactive judiciary (one might add a judiciary that
legislates...)
4. Supreme Court had to step in
5. Supreme Court has members that have ties to the party who won the decision
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:14 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Electoral College/DNC
Why is the 2000 Election a hick-up at all, it shows that the laws and
process setup by the Constitution, Congress and the sates functioned as they
should.
We were never without a president, the laws prevailed, and a president was
sworn into office on time.
_____
From: Andy Ousterhout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:39 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Electoral College/DNC
Except that has never been the rules of the game.
If one looks at the EC as a method of equalizing each state's say in their
Federal Government, then it serves a valuable role. It is a fundamental
part
of the incredible balancing act that our founding fathers created. House =
popular representation, Senate & president state representation, judiciary
to
be sure that no one messes with the constitution. While it has it's
hick-ups,
it has worked incredibly well for many years and the 2000 election may have
been more of an anomaly then a fundamental change in how our elections will
occur. It is not good practice to modify sound operating procedures for a
one
time event that has passed.
Andy
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