Re: Supreme Court halts Florida vote count: A black day for American democracy

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From: Sheldon
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 23:42

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"just me :)" <taylor1@execpc.com> wrote in message
news:3a65a920$0$46005$272ea4a1@news.execpc.com...
> Yes, another buried report in mainstream media. After all the hoopla of
the
> count every vote BS You'd think this was huge news.  We of course heard
> daily updates as long as the Gore votes were ahead, now there is no
mention
> of counting at all. This news of course doesn't help with the
"Illegitimate
> President Bush" mantra we hear, which in itself is bullshit anyway.

So basically what you are saying is that there really was no reason to stop
the ballot counting in Florida after all.

Why then did they do it and give the Bush Presidency the sense of
illegitimacy?

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Subject: Re: Supreme Court halts Florida vote count: A black day for American democracy
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