questions for Richard..off topic

[Robin Blankenship]

Those in southern Florida who want another manual looksee often voice the
assumption that if a voter selected the Democratic party candidate in some
other contests then they certainly intended to vote for Gore as well. Would
you liberals want anyone to make such an assumption about your choices?
There are simply too many variables in the mix  to permit anything like a
reliable hand count. It is certainly unfortunate. But, that's the simple
fact of the matter. Nationwide, somewhere between 1.25 and 2 million ballots
did not register a vote for President. "Justice for all" demands a manual
recount of each and every one of them. On a personal note, the Gore camp's
contempt for American military personnel removes him from any serious
contention of being the real Commander-In-Chief. You don't tell people that
they don't matter and then order them off to die and kill. The American
military is extraordinarly respectful and compliant with the needs of the
nation and the Constitution. But, they are not to be treated in such a
cavalier manner. Human nature is the same everywhere. And the very real
possibility of a military rebellion must not be totally ignored. It would
take the form of mass resistance to assignment overseas, mass resignations,
sharp reduction in recruiting. I don't expect ever to see an open coup. But,
as in 1861, extreme situations often results in extreme measures.

Perhaps, the appointment by Congress of an interim President, say for a
period of six months, and the implementation of another complete election,
eschewing any use of punch-card ballots, would satisfy both sides. It's
better than the risk of revolution or the long-term damage caused by having
a divided congress and a weak President.

Or, the United States could just seceed from Florida........

Robin Blankenship
Chief Petty Officer, United States Navy, Retired
----- Original Message -----
From: Meyer Carl <cmpiano@home.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: questions for Richard..off topic


>
> Amen! Brother Jim!
>
> Carl Meyer
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 5:28 AM
> Subject: questions for Richard..off topic
>
>
> > Ric wrote:
> > <<"With a only 500 vote difference and 10,000 votes (I think this is
only
> two
> > counties) unable to be counted by machine what is the big deal about
> > counting them by humans?  But if not counted manually it will ever be on
> the
> > minds of millions,">>
> >
> > Ric there is mo facts dat y'all ain't dealing wif I knows dey is
> > uncomfortable sometime but there they are...........
> >
> > "fair, full and accurate count" the current mantra...but is it truthful?
> > Throughout Florida there are some 157,000 "uncounted ballots"..why then
> does
> > "counting fully fairly and accurately" only three counties (aprox 14,000
> > ballots or 9% of the "uncounted" total) constitute a "full fair and
> accurate"
> > ballot count?..........
> > The counties that Gore wants to count/recount are Dade, Broward, Palm
> Beach.
> > In Dade county Gore won 53% of the vote.
> > In Broward county Gore won 68% of the vote.
> > In Palm Beach county Gore won 63% of the vote.
> > Naturally he wants a "full, fair and accurate count" of those counties.
> >
> > Some counties where he has 'not' demanded a "full, fair and accurate
> count"
> > in are:
> > Duval county where Bush won 58% of the vote.
> > Baker county where Bush won 70% of the vote.
> > Bay  county where Bush won 67% of the vote.
> > Okloosa county where Bush won 88% of the vote.
> >
> > (note: Of the 67 counties in FL Bush won 48 Gore won 19.)
> >
> > Why hasn't Gore demanded a "full, fair and accurate count" of these
> counties
> > also? Well he has offered such in his PR appearances but not once in a
> > courtroom have his attornies demanded such.......curious? just a little?
> >  Don't you find it a little odd that out of all 67 counties where there
is
> a
> > total count of 157,000 "uncounted ballots" that only in 'his' counties
has
> he
> > demanded, in court, a recount? Does 9% of the total "uncounted ballots"
> truly
> > represent a "full, fair and accurate" count"??
> >
> > Oh well back to the pit! :-)
> > Jim Bryant (FL)
>