Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> What makes me sick is this attitude of, "I have a right, but no
> responsibility!" If you want to make sure you are counted when you
> vote, then it is your damn responsibility to do it. It is not enough
> to assume the government has all your information, it is up to you to
> make sure you are registered. I would not absolve anyone from wrong
> doing, but a lot of this article was spent complaining about things
> that were well within the power of the voter to ensure did not happen.
Mostly I agree although I was unhappy the Presidential election before 
last to receive a postcard less than a week before the election saying I 
wouldn't be able to vote and not really explaining why or how to fix the 
problem. Sort of left a bad feeling as I'd followed procedures for 
registering to vote. Not that I really cared much as a choice between 
Bush and Gore was practically the same as no choice. Damned if you do 
and damned if you don't.
> > A "landslide" victory could mean 2:1 in the electoral college, but that
> > might translate to less than half of the popular vote.  It is
> > theoretically possible to win by a landslide in the electoral college
> > while losing by a landslide in the popular vote -- one reason to find 
> > the
> > system unappealing.
I don't really see a popular vote as being a good way to elect a 
President. The vast majority of citizens are stupid and easily swayed by 
sideshow politics and what they see on tv or read in the pop media. 
Obviously allowing citizens to vote hasn't improved the problem of being 
locked into a two party system so it's pretty much a worthless 
institution. The votes still go to the people who pay the most and put 
on the best show.

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