in reply to RE: Of Dead Trees and Democracy
in thread Of Dead Trees and Democracy
Excellent points about the electoral college, et al. Even with all of the disagreement over this election I'm hearing one thing fairly consistently from both sides: the electoral college has outlived it's usefulness. I know that a fair portion of this is just part and parcel of the pseudo-obligitory blame casting game, but I'm hoping that even after one of the upper middle class white guys finally wins / doesn't lose the 'gator wrestling match, securing the the presidency, there will be enough momentum left to invoke a change in the EC process.
And since I'm feeling particularly ornery, I'm going to point out that technically we do not live in a Democracy. Recite the first five lines of the Pledge of Allegiance with me:
I pledge allegiance
to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Democracy
for which it stands....
That is the way it goes, right?
And no, I don't own 27 pairs of sweatpants.
And since I'm feeling particularly ornery, I'm going to point out that technically we do not live in a Democracy. Recite the first five lines of the Pledge of Allegiance with me:
I pledge allegiance
to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Democracy
for which it stands....
That is the way it goes, right?
And no, I don't own 27 pairs of sweatpants.
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RE: RE: RE: Of Dead Trees and Democracy
by FouRPlaY (Monk) on Nov 11, 2000 at 04:15 UTC | |
by extremely (Priest) on Nov 11, 2000 at 08:24 UTC | |
by knight (Friar) on Nov 11, 2000 at 17:39 UTC | |
RE: (4) Of Dead Trees and Democracy (purpose of EC?)
by ybiC (Prior) on Nov 11, 2000 at 04:08 UTC | |
RE: (4) Of Dead Trees and Democracy (original purpose of EC ?)
by ybiC (Prior) on Nov 11, 2000 at 04:09 UTC | |
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