I don't think anybody disputes the system that awarded electoral votes to either Bush or Gore, but rather the judgement of the Supreme Court in making a ruling that did not allow for a complete count of the popular vote in Florida.
I personally believe that Jeb Bush had a LOT to do with the fiasco that occurred in Florida - miscounted, lost, discarded votes, and the confusion on how to vote in particular counties, although there were a number of random occurances that also worked in W's favor. I live down here in the "Good Ol' Boy" south, and I know for a fact that down here (Florida included) , major political decisions happen a lot more in somebody's living room or car here than it does in the statehouse. Matthew Small IT Supervisor Showstopper National Dance Competitions 3660 Old Kings Hwy Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-357-1847 http://www.showstopperonline.com -----Original Message----- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:44 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: interesting survey.... The laws in place long before the election created the rules, and going by the rules Bush won the election. The government is a republic; he is the President of the United States, not the president of the people. Don't protest him being elected, protest the system. The system is what creates this. Clinton didn't get a majority of the vote in his first election either. It was fairly even between him and Bush, but neither got more than 50%. Did the republicans protest in the streets, no because that was the system that the framers created, I think it is a good system and we should stick with it. If the rest of the country disagrees, then fine, but don't say Bush cheated, the rules are clear, everybody knew them before the election started. > -----Original Message----- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: interesting survey.... > > At 03:53 PM 1/13/03, Angel wrote: > > >Because..who voted George Bush into office? > > The supreme court and the electoral college. > > > Doesn't that mean that the > >majority of Americans wanted him there? > > No. The majority of Americans either voted for Al Gore or someone else, > or > they stayed home in total indifference as to who was president. > > But under no circumstances did the majority of Americans vote for George > W. > Bush. > > >I mean..I don't see millions of Americans demonstrating in the streets > >or anything like that against the war with Iraq..soooo.... > > There have been numerous protests, and there will be more if the > administration heats up the war rhetoric. Just because you don't see > stories about the protests in the commercial media doesn't mean they > aren't > happening. > > Here's just a short list: http://www.protest.net/ > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
