Robin Blankenship wrote: > And, you will find hard core conservatives in San Francisco, too. But, there > IS a very deep philosophical/political/moral chasm between present day > liberals and conservatives. The arrogance of the former is doubly sad > because it is also blind. No one is so blind as he who points a finger at his fellow humans. If there is arrogance in one camp... you will most certainly find it in equal portion in the other. That goes ditto for the blindness. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@jps.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 1:04 PM > Subject: RE: Politics! > > > I just looked at the map of the election results this morning and all > those > > rural areas had lots of votes from democrats. > > > > David I. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > > > Of Robin Blankenship > > > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 9:34 AM > > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > > Subject: Re: Politics! > > > > > > > > > The current electoral divide is clearly visible on maps. The gulf > between > > > liberals and conservatives is much more profound and deeply felt that > most > > > realize. It is the difference between those packed into urban areas and > > > willing to forgo freedom for conformity and safety versus those in more > > > rural environments who treasure freedom above life itself. A split of > the > > > country into two separate republics looms on the horizon. It is almost > > > inevitable. It does not have to mean war. That is up to the liberals. > The > > > government is NOT God. It just acts that way. > > > > > > Robin Blankenship > > > Sic Semper Tyrannis > > > ("Thus Ever to Tyrannts" - the motto of the Commonwealth of Virginia) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Richard Moody <remoody@midstatesd.net> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 1:39 AM > > > Subject: Re: Politics! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <<Looking at Fla in the postition to decide the out come of the > > > > Presidential > > > > > election only because of something called the Electoral College, > even > > > > after > > > > > one candidate already has the the majority of popular votes, you > gotta > > > > > wonder "what the heck" but it ain't Jim B's fault. ---ric>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One good thing about the electoral college is that it > > > disallows the more > > > > > populous states to "outvote" the smaller states. With its massive > > > > population > > > > > in a popular vote election, a more populous state like > > > California could > > > > very > > > > > easily dictate the national outcome of a low-voter-turnout election. > > > > States > > > > > have more representation under the electoral college system. > > > > > > > > I must ask why should "states" have more representation than > > > the people in > > > > presidential elections? I don't vote as a state, I vote as a person. > I > > > > thought that was one thing that was settled in the Civil War, > > > even though > > > > the blood of my ancestors was shed for "states rights". > > > > > > > > > > I think things will stay as they are because the constitution > > > would have > > > > to > > > > > be amended. The present electoral college is probably the best > system > > > for > > > > > our country made up of many states which vary greatly in population. > > > Some > > > > of > > > > > the more conservative, smaller states do not want their voting power > > > > reduced > > > > > by the liberal "left" coasts. > > > > > > > > > > John Formsma > > > > > Blue Mountain, MS > > > > > > > > And what about some of the more liberal smaller states who don't want > > > their > > > > "voting power" reduced by a giant conservative state like.... Texas > > > > perhaps?? > > > > > > > > Forget the "states" give the vote to the people. > > > > > > > > I say amend the Constitution. The electoral college is the only > reason > > > why > > > > this election isn't decided. ---ric. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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