American vs Canadian efficiency

[Meyer Carl]

The secretary of state is elected, not hand picked in Florida.

Carl Meyer


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 3:03 AM
Subject: Re: American vs Canadian efficiency


>
>
> >
> > America first to put a man on the moon. The world's leader in science,
> > medicine, entertainment, and so the list goes on.
> >
> > How the heck did you manage it when you have difficulty counting.
> >
> > Roger
>
> Don't forget soap operas.
>
> Gore won the popular vote by 300,000 out of 100 million votes cast.  But
in
> American Democracy the popular vote does not count for the President.
> Instead the states vote in what is called the Electoral College.  Usually
> the electoral votes come out like the popular vote but not this time.
Each
> state has an pre-assigned number votes.  Florida has 25.  Winner of the
> popular vote in the state takes all.  In the Fla. recount  Bush's lead is
> now down to 500 votes from 1,500.  So with 10,000 votes uncounted, (ones
the
> machines rejected for whatever reasons) and his lead dwindling (hmmm it
> could just as easily gone the other way)  Bush's best interest is not to
> take a chance on those ballots but rather preserve the count he likes.
Now
> the Governor of Fla. who just happens to be Bush's brother agrees and
> instructed his hand picked secretary of state to hurry up and declare his
> brother the winner.   So 500 votes out of several million will get all of
> Floridia's 25 electoral votes which will give a majority in the Electoral
> College.
>     To get the President elected by direct popular vote would require an
> ammendment to the Constitution. ---ric  (the "c" stands for
consititutional
> guarantees)
>