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To: Ibexx who wrote (86974)	11/10/2000 3:22:40 PM
From: golfinvestor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

<If that should happen - that FL would not join the rest of the union in voting officially on Nov 18 - the existing electorate counts (in which Gore leading) would prevail. The legal opinion behind this article suggests that it's not an absolute necessity that the FL electorate votes be included in electing the next president> I'm not going to shoot you, but if that happened I will seriously consider moving to New Zealand.

To: Ibexx who wrote (86974)	11/10/2000 6:18:38 PM
From: jmac	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

I believe that the electoral college meets in december not on November 18th.

To: Ibexx who wrote (86974)	11/10/2000 6:23:27 PM
From: Tom Kearney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

OT - Politics - Ibexx RE: Florida not being able to settle this issue, the LA Times quotes different experts w/, of course, a different opinion - sending the election to the House of Representatives, which favors Bush. latimes.com clip Columbia University law professor Samuel Issacharoff, a national voting rights expert, said that federal law could be compromised if new county elections are ordered. "There is important federal policy that all elections take place on the same day," Issacharoff said. "A new election for Palm Beach is extraordinarily problematic" because both parties would try to influence the relative handful of voters who would decide the presidency. Issacharoff said he anticipates the possibility that the election will be decided in the House of Representatives. If Florida cannot certify a slate of electors by Dec. 18, they may not be allowed to cast their votes for president, he said. If so, neither candidate would have the necessary 270 votes needed for victory in the electoral college. Under the Constitution, the issue would then go to the House. There, each state delegation would have one vote and a majority of delegations are dominated by Republicans. end clip I think Gore concedes before this. The DEMs now risk 'Gingrinching' themselves, as when Newt closed down the government a few years ago, and got toasted for his efforts. Regards, Tom