cmon Jerry. This is a better defense of the statement than we have seen so far, but where in the constitution does it say that we shall have voting machines that do unknown processing on the totals? Where does it say that the vote-counting will start with a few extra votes talled on the Bush side?
I'll agree that there was a process and that it resulted in Bush being elected, but no, I don't think it had much to do with either the COnstituion or "the American people." I think it even less after the reading I did this evening. >No, the American People, a single collective unit, did elect Bush. > >If not, who was elected in 2004? > >It does not mean that ALL people VOTED for him. It does not mean a >majority VOTED for him. It does not mean even a plurality voted for >him (since this is not a factor in how an American President is >elected). > >But he WAS elected. > >He was elected by the electoral college, in accordance with our constitution. > >And people are right, we, the American People, hold the collective >karma on what happens on his watch. Individuals don't, but the >collective entity does (since it elected him). > >On 6/14/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I hear this statement all the time, usually from people outside the >> United States, who state that we deserve the hatred of the world >> because we , the American People, elected Bush. At best all you can >> say is that some American people voted for Bush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209371 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
