Re: Haven't we had enough

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From: William Herndon
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 00:00

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In article <3277DD88.48AF@aud.alcatel.com>, Artie_Turner
<artie_turner@aud.alcatel.com> wrote:

> Ernie Englehart wrote:
> 
> > It's time to do away with the electoral college and elect the President
> > based on popular vote.  Then the power to elect will be placed back into
> > the hands of the voters, who could write in the man that they REALLY want
> > to be their President.
> 
> 
> Just for the record, Einstein, no President has ever been elected by the 
> electoral college that didn't win the majority of the popular vote.

Are you really this stupid?  Go out, *RIGHT NOW*, find a text on US history and:

    GET A FREAKIN CLUE!

In the election of 1888 Grover Cleveland won a majority of the popular vote
but didn't get reelected because he lost the vote of the electoral college.

When you've finished chewing on your foot, you may apologize to Mr. Englehart.

Sheeesh...
                                                                - Bill

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From: wherndon@earthlink.net (William Herndon)
Subject: Re: Haven't we had enough
Date: 1996/10/30
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