Blake, lets get the tempers cool a little. I am talking about all the 26 counties that had punch ballots, not necessarily the butterfly ballot "designed by a democrat". I am not sure if the ballot's designer political affiliation is relevant to the issue. I am simply suggesting that if there is evidence that the punched cards reader can read a punch as a "no vote" and that the rate of this error is relatively large, and that rectifying this error might better determine the "will of the people" that maybe, just maybe, the legal process adopted by the State of Florida should be let to run its course without undue Federal intervention.
So, are you going to provide me with Bush' e-mail address or do I have to look it up myself (g). By the way, I am still registered as a Republican in NH (I believe this is a public record but I would not know how to check on it), but I am strongly considering going to City Hall to change my affiliation to "independent". The reason, by the way, is not the current elections, but the lowering of the "bar" on presidential impeachment proceedings. I truly believe that hate, rather than consideration of the long term impact of those hearings dictated the proceedings. The constitution in Article 2 section 4 states quite clearly: "The President, Vice president and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." The long term impact of those procedures brought the bar down on "high misdemeanors" to a level that can now allow any opposing party to disrupt the governance for presidential offense or perceived offenses that have nothing to do with carrying on the office's responsibilities. In essence the door has been opened to nuissance impeachment proceedings in the future.
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