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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
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To: Fred Levine who wrote (39197)11/8/2000 8:48:40 AM
From: michael97123  Read Replies (1) of 70976
 
**OT** Posted this on csco thread. I believe my facts to be correct regarding the electoral college system. The rest is just conjecture.

Spoke to a friend in Palm Beach Florida
where 3500 votes were recorded for Pat Buchanan. He explained that the ballot confused Gore voters as to which
button to push. I didnt fully understand but he said he could have made the same error if he wished to vote for
Gore. All but a few of those who made the mistake would have voted for Gore which would have put Florida in
the Gore column. With Gore winning the national popular vote and the Florida results possibly winding up in the
courts does anyone smell a Constitutional crisis in the making? Does anyone smell electors switching votes so they
could get on Oprah? Profiles in Courage or 15 minutes of Fame. And in the end, States get one vote each in
January to certify electoral college result, usually rubber stamp,however if electors switch they will have to
determine if that is legitimate. So in each state, I believe(not certain), their house delegation + their two senators
vote and each state then casts its vote winner take all. Again profiles in courage and Oprah for congressmen who
vote their conscience for popular vote winner or electoral vote winner or actual electoral college winner who might
be different if some electors switch.
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