Re: Blatant gay discrimination

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From: Michael Lodman
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 00:00

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 In article <3qq7l6$es9@crl10.crl.com>, David A. Kaye <dk@crl.com> wrote:
>Lon Stowell wrote:
>
>:   Here's an unpleasant fact for YOU.  This is a representative
>:   democracy.  Like it or not, the candidate or party with the most
>:   electoral votes wins.  
>
>And here's a fact for you, who knows so little about the system: 
>electoral votes count ONLY in presidential elections.  Every other vote is
>popular vote.  So much for teaching *me* a lesson.  Maybe it's time for 
>you to take a civics class.

Er, maroon, electoral is a generic term. Look it up. You are referring
to the specific case, the Electoral College which does elect the
President. The electorate in the general case is all registered voters
who vote.

You're still wrong.

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From: jlodman@alumni.caltech.edu (Michael Lodman)
Subject: Re: Blatant gay discrimination
Date: 1995/06/03
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