<HTML><HTML>In a message dated 11/4/2004 12:16:= 15 AM Eastern Standard Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">B) Elimination of the Electoral= College </BLOCKQUOTE> Greetings,          First: A Liberal professor = from one of our local colleges was on our local radio talk show yesterday. N= ow, this is an educated person speaking. He said that if the electoral colle= ge were eliminated, minorities would not have their votes counted in such a = way that their votes would be effective or mean anything.          I am a conservative democra= t, but I must agree with him. Sorry, but exploring the way that system funct= ions,  the electoral system is designed in such a way that it makes vot= ing more fair for minorites.        Second, I would like to say that IMHO t= hat from time to time it should be okay for us to discuss this stuff here. I= don't think anyone has gotten carried away. We are all friends here, (or I'= d at least I hope so) so, a bit of venting now and then keeps a person menta= lly healthy, especially in a place where you feel comfortable to do so.         Ultimately it does</= I> help the piano tuning/repair trade because instead of stewing inside = and messing up your peak efficiency at work, at least you got to say alittle= and get it off your chest: maybe alittle healthy disagreement, then its ove= r.          The election posts will dry= up and we are all...  (the posters here as well as all other Am= ericans) are in the process of getting back to our perspective trades, and g= etting our minds/emotions back onto regular work. I don't know about anyone = else, but I am fighting to gear back norm. Its a process.           We survived. Blessings to all Julia, Reaiding, PA  </HTML>