And yet... whether or not we should sympathize with these people...
Florida's ballots violated Florida Statute. The ballots were illegal under
Florida law.
so....
eric
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Don
Sloan
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 2:48 PM
To: JMDL
Subject: Re: Craziness (NJC)
Lori wrote in part:
<<The county
can print redesigned ballots, but there's no need.
You can bet people will be educated and paying
attention this time around. Afterwards, no excuses.>>
I'm not sure I sympathize with those who didn't vote the way they
intended, even though we are all suffering because they did not. Our
responsibility as voters is to be "educated" and "paying attention"
EVERY time we vote. To that end, the folks in Florida had ample
opportunity to prepare for the responsible exercise of their voting
privilege well in advance of the election. Yet thousands of voters
punched TWO holes for ONE vote or voted for the wrong guy.
So maybe this entire mess would not be happening if the Floridians in
the center of this storm had been "careful" and "paying attention" on
November 7. Should we redo the whole thing because they were not?
Let's all hope, no matter who we voted for, that whatever is done about
Florida is in the best LONG-TERM interest of this country. The legal
decisions made will be precedent setting and hopefully, even if the
"players" and spin doctors don't understand or care about that, the
courts will.
