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To: Dr. Id who wrote (14504)	11/11/2000 11:53:48 AM
From: altair19	Respond to of 65232

Dr. Id, agreed; the Constitution and the country is strong enough to survive both the election process itself, as well as the candidates no matter who is declared the winner. As for partisanship, that comes with total package of democracy .....so, the differentiator becomes the leaders and how they can (or can't) rise above it. We have all seen and lived through both. Veteran's day reminds me of the people who insured this system would survive despite its flaws. I quietly remember my fellow veterans this weekend with great humility and respect. And, I feel very blessed to have made it back. No matter what side of the aisle you are on, our democracy does put us in a position to have the passionate debates on our candidate's strengths and philosophies. However, I have a simple request.....let's take a moment of silence and remember some of the folks who made this possible. Respectfully to the Porch, Altair19

To: Dr. Id who wrote (14504)	11/11/2000 1:16:07 PM
From: Catcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

"bush is the president"--i clarified that this is so once the "out of town" votes are counted (and it assumes bush still has the edge). the fact that the election day polls were wrong has nothing to do with anything. my point was forget the dozens of "issues" that are surfacing with the FL vote. These things are obviously a part of ANY presidential election. Do you really feel that all that stuff only went on in FL?...or do you feel more likely it goes on all over but is only surfacing in FL because it happened to emerge as the deciding state. I say if you allow investigations on the 1/2 dozen "issues" that are coming to light in FL, you must conduct a thorough investigation of every issue that can be dredged up in every state. obviously this won't be done. that is part of the reason why after the "out of town" votes are counted, the loser will concede. again, if bush emerges as the winner, after the initial count and the re-count--there is no possibility it can be taken away. noone will give gore's temper tantrum further attention. the country is going to pay dearly for gore's behavior. he is driving the parties (politicians) further apart, contributing to gridlock. he is making bush's job for the next four years tougher by the hour.