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To: Scumbria who wrote (127967)	11/10/2000 11:41:33 AM
From: EricRR	Respond to of 1571400

. If the case can be made that certain people were denied the opportunity to cast their vote, is it not the obligation of the courts to provide remedy? Scumbia I disagree. In times like these one has to realize that the process is more important than the result. One must have suspicion of extraordinary events if one wants to challenge the validity of the original vote- a threshold I am sure has not been met. The race bating of one esteemed reverend not withstanding, the issue of the confusing Palm Beach ballot is the only significant flaw which has been brought to light in the Florida election. But it is clear that the Ballot was created without malicious intent, and that it's design received bipartisan approval before the election. Less than five percent of Palm Beach voters double punched the ballot or otherwise erred, invalidating their vote. Although that number is enough to swing the election, it is not enough in my mind to call into question the validity of the process. The fact is that issues like voter apathy, issue confusion, bad weather, heavy traffic, no parking, and sick children influence elections all the time. I had to wait 45 minutes to vote because two idiotic overweight poll workers couldn’t figure out what they were doing. Other voters left. But the process remains. Deciding after the fact that the process has to be repeated because the election was close is dangerous and unprecedented. Senate votes don't get repeated because a senator's plane was late, or that there was traffic. Appropriation bills don't get invalidated because some small rider was misunderstood during voting. And presidents don't get un-elected because they lied during the election. People agree ahead of time that a certain process is acceptable, and that its results will be accepted. Daley has done a great disservice to the country by saying that the Gore campaign won't accept any recount result- history will dump him into the garbage can. If you want to read a good editorial on the issue, try the Washington Post: washingtonpost.com

To: Scumbria who wrote (127967)	11/10/2000 11:48:46 AM
From: TGPTNDR	Respond to of 1571400

Scumbria, Re: <The Constitution specifies that everyone gets an equal vote. > Please cite. tgptndr