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Re: Effect the Election

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From: Stephen Croft
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 00:00
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Jonathan D'Andries wrote:
> 
> Here is somethings that may help make our country more democratic.  If
> you are interested in keeping things fair, check out the link below.
> 
> Click here to send an email to Florida Governor Jeb Bush asking for a
> re-vote of the Presidential race in Palm Beach County:
> <A HREF="http:www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?Itemld=9237">
> 
> http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?ItemId=9237
> </A>

Think of it this way.

3,407 people voted for Buchanan.  According to the latest results,
Bush leads with ~1,700 votes in all of Florida.  At least 50% of the
whole group of Buchanan voters would have to have voted in error for
this to affect the outcome of the recount.  Do you really think over
half of them made an error on a ballot that has  arrows *pointing
exactly* to which circle you are supposed to fill in?

Besides, a Democratic Supervisor *signed off* on the ballot that she
felt it was not misleading or ill-designed.

A revote would be entirely out of the question.

-Stephen
P.S.- we do not live in a democracy.  The US is a constitutional
republic.
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From: Stephen Croft <gte400p@prism.gatech.edu>
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Date: 2000/11/08
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