I do wish you guys would get it right. Forget what your "Liberal" teachers told you. We are a "Republic" We don't have mob (majority) rule, so we are not a "Democracy". Those who hope to socialize us someday have planted that seed into your minds. Please educate the next generation. That is why we must keep the Electoral College. Stuntman
> > So because you appear to disagree with the outcome of the election America > is not a democracy? > > Since the votes are still being counted, as of 11/4/2004 12:14 AM > http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/president.htm > Bush got 59,417,374 votes, won 30 states > Kerry got 55,892,789 votes, won 20 states > > Take a look at the county map > http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htm > > > > At 05:18 PM 11/4/2004, William Willis wrote: > >Democracy indeed. The "majority" ruled in Germany in 1940. They expressed > >their opinions and the minority lived with the results. Democracy indeed. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Jim Lubin > >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>William Willis ; > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>hey-guys > >Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:16 PM > >Subject: Re: Fw: [QUAD-L] election > > > >Try democracy. The people voiced their opinion by voting. The minority > >live with the results. > > > >I live in a "blue" state. The most of the people I voted for didn't get > >in. Some of the propositions I voted "no" on passed. I can either live > >with it or move to an area where more people share my views and values. > > > > > >At 01:33 PM 11/4/2004, William Willis wrote: > >>There is a phrase for it: Tyranny of the majority. > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Jim Lubin > >>To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>QuadPirate ; > >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Lori Michaelson ; > >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 3:45 PM > >>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] election > >> > >>At 11:39 AM 11/4/2004, QuadPirate wrote: > >>>I think River is very upset because the country just slapped her in the > >>>face because of her lifestyle. > >>>I'm not saying it's right or wrong it's just different. > >>>If the country said the disabled were limited to only marry another > >>>disabled person you guys might see it different because we're outcast as > >>>much as anyone. > >>>I've seen people damn near run into walls fearing to actually come in > >>>contact with me. > >> > >>I see nothing wrong with defining that a "marriage" is a union between > >>one man and one woman. I do agree that the measure in Ohio went too far > >>because it bans any "legal status for relationships of unmarried > >>individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, > >>significance or effect of marriage." But people thought it should be left > >>to the individual states to decide and that's how the people in the state > >>of Ohio voted. > > > >---- > >Jim Lubin > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Bothell, WA, USA > >http://makoa.org/jim > >disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org > >Transverse Myelitis Association: http://www.myelitis.org/HowToHelp > > -- It's not the fall that hurts. Home page http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/ Graphics portfolio http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm Domain space http://nw-in.com/index.html
