<ot>Hi Carl - happy Thanksgiving. My best to you & your family and all the people here. Regarding observers catching fraud, I am not blaming them at all. As I ve pointed out, it may be a good thing to practice "trust, but verify." However, I am blaming the handlers of both candidates, a bit more so reserved for Sec Baker, whose rhetoric have caused emotional schism in an already tersed situation. I mean, there are enough true believers [a la Hoffer] to begin with. Pouring gasoline on a burning car is not a good practice.
Remember back in the 80s, when the Detroit area had a serious recession and people were blaming the Japanese car makers [and they didn't believe GM and others were producing lousy cars!] Anyway, a mob chased down a Chinese American and lynched him as a "Jap!" I thought of that when I read the Geller story.
I mean, you and I have have differing opinions, but that doesn't stop us from carrying a civil and friendly discussion. Why can't the so called statemen like Sec Baker preach the kind of constructive behavior? Instead, they are using us as political pawns to do their bidding
Back to the case, I can see you are taking the de facto GOP position with regard to FL SC. I suppose that is one way of interpreting it. However, whether the judges were making pragmatic decision [probably no one except them knows for sure.] I do not see it is out of the realm of their duties to be the referee of the situation. I mean, I certainly understand why you and others would stick to the SoS having the discretionary power argument. However, the counter argument is that this discretion has not accounted for the "will of the voters," or the certainty thereof, which also carries the full weight of the law.
Thus, the judges have chosen to appropriate a compromise position. I think they will reject the appeal from the dems on the Dade county's decision not to continue manual count. I will be surprise the other side is willing to give the count due credit since it has already painted the FL SC as the dem *sympathizer*!
It is this kind of polarization I fear the most.
best, Bosco |
