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Re: Keep Your Lips Sealed

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From: chris
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 00:00
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Rabbit wrote:
> 
> On 21 Nov 2000 23:53:58 GMT, pack@eos.acd.ucar.edu (Daniel Packman)
> wrote:
> 
> >In article <3A1B05C2.FC41D5BF@sea.shore>, chris  <yourself> wrote:
> >>
> >>> It doesn't matter who handles each first and presumambly
> >>> they would alternate.
> >>
> >>OK, that's possible, but who handles it first determines perhaps whether
> >>the chad detaches. Since they're both working at the same time (?) there
> >>would be little ability to watch the other guy and still get the job
> >>done. Hence the first nail over the card could be the decisive vote.
> >>
> >>Make sense?
> >
> >You need to put more trust in the people.
> >If you are cynical, this means more trust in
> >the opposition to keep things accurate. If you
> >are idealistic, trust both to want an accurate
> >vote because it matters to be accurate. While
> >many people I know would fall into the latter
> >category, all fall into either one or the other.
> 
> I'm reposting this as you don't seen to have seen it from the first
> time.
> 
> Here is the fact:
> 
>         Each ballot is looked at by a repub and a demo.
>         If they agree the ballot is put into whichever pile they BOTH think
> it should go into.
>         But here is the kicker all you "All we want is a fair count" demos
> don't seem to understand: If the demo and repub counting team DON'T
> agree (the demo says "it's a new-found vote for Gore" but the repub
> says "bullshit, that's not a preg chad it's mustard spot.") the ballot
> goes into the "disputed" pile. The disputes are resolved by the demo
> dominated canvassing committee!
> 
>         Get it?  The demos do all the real "deciding."

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Subject: Re: Keep Your Lips Sealed
Date: 2000/11/21
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