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Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 22:05:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tim Rueger writes:
Now that we have better
> communications technology, isn't it time to
> junk the College and rely purely on popular
> vote for President?
Better communications technolgy exists, but that does not mean that everyone has
sufficient access to it. I am writing this from work. I do not own a computer.
Why? Because I cannot afford one right now, without assuming more debt.
Millions of people do not have adequate computer access, for one reason or
another. And there are plenty of people out there who can't afford them and
don't have the credit power to do it anyway. Unless you're ready to have the
government subsidize computers at taxpayer expense, then I'd suggest the
electoral college as the most just and fair way to levy the clout of the "haves"
over the "have-nots." Regarding the power of your vote, I'd wager that most
presidential party nominees usually win their home states, but I'd also wager
that "Dubya" will have a hard time when the Austin Democrats go to the polls.
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| (...) Hmm? You don't need computers in the home for popular votes across large areas, you need computers (and other communications technology) to transport the numbers of votes from each constituency to the central administration. Nowadays, there's (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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| (...) Molly Ivins (the columnist, based in Dallas, I think) has been using "Dubya" to refer to GWBush for some time now, well before Trudeau. Y'know, much as I like living in Austin, it depresses me that my presidential vote won't count (I usually (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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