American vs Canadian efficiency

[Robin Blankenship]

Maybe the U.S. should simply seccede from Florida.

----- Original Message -----
From: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: American vs Canadian efficiency


> Amen to this posty.
> How have we become so dependent on machines that we except them as
> non-falable
> after they  ate several thousand of the ballots.
> and the ballots themselves could not be punched to remove the chad. Was
> there a conspirisy here. forget the sp in a hurry bi.
> Joe Goss
> > > >now down to 500 votes from 1,500.  So with 10,000 votes uncounted,
> (ones
> > the
> > > >machines rejected for whatever reasons)
> > >
> > > Those ballots were counted twice by machine, and votes for other
offices
> > > recorded.  Many had no vote for president.  I submit that, had there
> been
> > > the choice, "non-of-the-above" would have won by a landslide.
> > > Conrad Hoffsommer
> >
> > 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, did Bush really win?  Bush could have said, "count
> those
> > votes, if I am to win it must be clear and decisive".  It would take a
> very
> > bold leader to say this but what else can an effective "moral" leader
say?
> > By opposing recounts he appears to be impeding the democratic process
thus
> > begging the question; "Is he afraid to face the truth"?
> >
> > >I submit that, had there been
> > > the choice, "non-of-the-above" would have won by a landslide.
> >
> >
> > There is no need for "non of the above" to be on ballots because that is
> > exactly the vote of those who do not show up at  the polls.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > The whole election will be a moot point, anyway.  Both houses are
pretty
> > > evenly divided, and now extremely polarized by this post-election
> > campaign.
> > > Whoever wins will never be able to lead a gridlocked congress.
> > > Conrad,
> >
> >
> > IF the perception prevails that the election was finally won fair and
> square
> > then I think the country will be behind the President.  The US Supreme
> Court
> > is supposed to rule tomorrow.  They can say it is up the the States to
> > control the elections, or they can say no law,  person or process can
> impede
> > the casting  or the counting of ballots.  ---ric
> >
> >