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To: tejek who wrote (142710)	2/17/2002 3:46:16 PM
From: i-node	of 1575706

Now Mr. Ray believes firmly that an elected representative knows best presumably because he/she is more educated, informed etc and should vote how he/she pleases even if it is contrary to what his/her constituency wants. I've never said "an elected representative knows best". In fact, half the representatives in DC are idiots (you figure out which half). But it is clear that the Founding Fathers fully comprehended the need to buffer the emotions of the public, and did the right things to insulate our government from a lynch-mob mentality. There will never be a better example of the Founding Fathers' work than the last presidential election. Had they not had the forsight to create an Electoral College, we would have been stuck with Gore, a total incompetent, running the government today, instead of one of the best presidents of modern times. The Electoral College performed precisely as it should in 2000, effectively diversifying the liberal powerhouses in NY, Boston, California, and other places. Perhaps you'll want to review the reasons for the establishment of the Electoral College. You may learn something.

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