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To: Kanetsu who wrote (43051)12/10/2000 10:40:14 AM
From: DlphcOracl  Read Replies (1) of 57584
 
**OT** Regarding the election...

The ONLY real issue regarding Election Follies 2001 is: are procedures for counting votes in Florida established PRIOR to the election being followed? In my opinion (and, obviously, the US Supreme Court's opinion), they are not. The most disturbing aspect of this farce is that it highlights how this country has become paralyzed and held hostage to an army of lawyers and lawsuits, not just regarding the election, but in all aspects of life.

It seems as if the most important principle is not to be found in the US Constitution or the Bill of Rights -- it is guaranteeing the individual's inalienable right to file a frivolous lawsuit, and have a lawyer perpetuate it through our legal system for an interminable amount of time, at great expense to the victim of the suit. The ability of Al Gore's lawyers to neutralize the results of a Presidential election for well over a month is a chilling reminder of how the US has change from being a nation of laws to a nation of lawyers. How sad.

P.S. Greg S.'s allegation that there was an orchestrated attempt to deny Democratic votes to be counted or to prevent certain Democrats from voting is too ridiculous to comment further on. Having lived in Chicago for over a decade, it only takes about 1-2 years to develop a "Jesse Jackson filter" -- his only principle is to find at least one controversial topic per month to inject an ill-informed opinion into, to assure that his name and picture find its way into the media.
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