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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: MKTBUZZ who started this subject	11/10/2000 6:55:14 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) of 769667

I have a question that perhaps someone who looks in here might be able to answer. I believe that in about half the states the Presidential electors have the legal right to vote for whomever they choose. Does anyone know if that is the case in Florida? Just wondering if there is any possibility that some electors (in Florida or elsewhere for that matter) may not vote they way they are "supposed to" next month when the REAL Presidential election takes place. I think it has happened in a few rare cases in the past. And given an election that is so amazingly close both in the nation as a whole and in the key state of Florida, I'm wondering if that is more likely to happen than usual. Interestingly the ability of electors to vote independently for whomever they choose was the intention of the founding fathers. Note: Personally, I'm for scrapping the Electoral College system. And this is one reason. The Electoral College was devised at a time when democracy was untested. The founding fathers feared the public would be prone to radical changes if given a direct vote. 200 plus years of history is testimony to the moderation of the American public.

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