-Caveat Lector- ----Original Message Follows---- From: bernieX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: throw the election Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 23:22:47 -0500 (CDT) seeds of its own destruction The election is a fraud. That [x] does not have a chance to even participate in the rigged system, is a symptom of universal corruption, rather than a reason not to support a third party candidacy. monkeywrench The election can be thrown, and that is how we can win. The fatal flaw of a rigged system is inherent in its mechanisms of restraint. A mechanism is vulnerable to its cogs choosing to no longer be cogs. electoral college If [x] can win one or two big states, or win a few states with modest electoral votes, no candidate will have enough electoral votes to win the election and it is thrown to the house of representatives to choose the next president in a unique way -- by means of the vote of a majority of a total of fifty votes, each state delegation having one vote. And right there, my friends, will be a process of politics and dissent and engagement and agitation that could warm the heart of the most cynical citizen. proportional representation Rather than ignoring vital issues while giving lip service to a few other issues in order to win an election, our representatives will be forced into hardball politicking and negotiations, promises and deals. Citizen activism can be directly involved in forming coalitions. The effect, not only on the legislative and executive, not only on corporations and media, not only on other nations, but also on all the people, is wondrous to contemplate. naked power The effect cannot be diminished, not by the prospect of corporate influence on the process, nor by the house of representatives simply voting to quickly install one of the federalists without much debate. Such actions can stimulate dissent for the next two years on issues which desperately need to become matters of public debate. Is there fear of risking public awareness of just how far along we are in our transformation into zombies? sleight of hand Whether voting for one who can win, or voting to build a movement, in either case it can seem a comprimised and depressing activism in the face of the seemingly obvious futility and impossibility of winning possession of the rigged machine, not to mention the hard work, discounted and oppressed and needed to gain a few crumbs. However, if this can be said bluntly, that ostensibly objective negative appraisal is part of the mechanism of restraint. There is an objective positive appraisal that is concealed in the pessimism: it is the simplicity and ease, and the honor and joy, of the potential to derail the machine. revolution This is concrete action that will positively affect the future of our politics. Take heart and give people a good reason to dump boregush and vote [x]. resend con brio print it out kick it out hear you shout further the light "we go round and round and round and round until we pick it up again" "if i cannot dance, i want no part in your revolution" ya basta _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
