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Re: Can Harry Browne do it?
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Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:06:36 GMT
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> In any case, I've decided that I'm not comfortable wasting my vote on Bush
> or Gore -- and that a vote for Browne, although on the surface seeming wasted,
> is actually an investment -- if the LP can keep the momentum building.
I think the only really way to waste your vote is to not vote. It is a bit
of a tangent, but I think we should all be forced to vote - as long as there
was an option to vote for no candidate. In some parts of the UK turnout can
be below 50%, but between elections 100% of voters feel free to complain
about issues.
Getting back to your election this week. Here, in the UK, Bush is being
derided more then a little. Most serious commentators, appear to be taking
the line - "Can a nation really be stupid enough to vote this guy
president". Some of the facts back this up more than a little (I read at the
weekend he'd only been outside the USA 3 times), but I can't really comment
on the fine detail of policies, such that they exist, as I don't live in the
US. However, I keep thinking - can he really be all that bad? I have more or
less come to the conclusion that:
a) He is the face of quite a good team - Pretty much as Reagen was I suppose.
b) Voters will vote against Clinton (via Gore) by voting Bush
Any thoughts?
And what about Ralph Nader?
Scott A
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| (...) Agreed!!! I always vote. Already *have* voted in this election, in fact. (...) I'd support that. If in turn (and this is a serious LP proposal by the way, YCLIU) if No Candidate got a plurality, that the office was unfunded and unstaffed that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Late last night on C-Span they re-ran a Harry Browne rally from November 1. I thought he did a good job of introducing the LP philosophy and I think a lot of people would hear his message loud and clear if he could get any decent normal TV spots or (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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