Got this in my E-mail tonite:
Great Stocks
Greetings, fellow investors.
The Election madness continues, much to the dismay of most Americans, and
of course us investors. The stock market abhors "uncertainty" and we sure
have that! This constant, never ending legal-beagle court wrangling is
absurd. The people should elect the President, not the courts! At the
current rate who knows if we will even have a winner by December 18th when
the Electoral College meets. And speaking of the Electoral College, keep
this in mind: Even if we *do* have a clear winner, not all Electoral
College folks necessarily have to, by law, put that person into office.
Scary thought, indeed.
Many of you have written us supporting the Electoral College, suggesting
that in the absence of such, the more heavily populated states would be in
full control of any national election. This is a valid point. But what is
quite questionable is the leeway these Electoral College folks have.
Frankly, I am sick and tired of this legal nonsense and I suspect so are
many other USA citizens. Further, the "Face of America" sure isn't looking
too pretty lately to other countries, especially those investing in our US
markets.
Paper ballots? Paper ballots in this day of technology?? Surely you jest!
Dimpled chads? Pregnant chads? Hanging chads? Gimme a break here! And 900
hours to recount in one county? Say what?
Ponder this: You go to Churchill Downs to bet on the KY Derby. Millions of
bets are wagered. When you placed your bet the teller took your money,
pressed your choice into a machine and handed you a receipt. A few minutes
after the race, ALL the financial payouts have been completely tabulated
and displayed. You mean to tell me we cannot have a similar system where
we voters simply push the appropriate buttons for something as important
as a national election? Yes, such a system might be a bit costly, but do
we wish to endure this madness the next time, too? I think NOT!
Say what?:
The Florida Sec'y of State, an avowed Republican supporter of Governor
Bush, is unbiased? Hmmmm!
Governor Bush, as Texas Governor, signed into law a bill that supported
manual recounts. Now he objects to the Florida recounts. Hmmmm.
The Florida Attorney General is an avowed Democratic supporter of V.P.
Gore. Is he unbiased? Hmmmm.
Some judge somewhere might soon elect our next President. And if he is a
Clinton appointee, is he impartial? Hmmmmm.
The point is, we may never get a fair deal here and we sure may not get an
expeditious solution either.
Now ponder this: REGARDLESS of who the Florida legal-beagles tell us is
the next President, and presuming the Electoral College fellows follow the
will of the people, (NOT guaranteed!) ONE major faction will be
disappointed. Yes, 1/2 of the US population will be disappointed. This is
a no-win situation for all of us. Whether the winner by legal argument is
Gore or Bush, 1/2 of us lose. Right?
Soooo, we have the Ultimate Solution. We have "The Compromise of the
Century!"
**THE COMPROMISE**:
Bush/Gore agree to split the Presidency, two years apiece. Yep, that's
what we're saying. The ONLY *reasonable* solution is to split it evenly.
That way, everyone wins and no one loses. One fellow gets two consecutive
years, then the other fellow gets the next two years. Who goes first?
Simple. They meet at the fifty yard line of a major football field and
last year's Super Bowl referee flips a coin. The winner gets to choose
whether he wants the first two years, or the second two years. Simple
matter!!! Compromise, my friends, compromise!!
Ok ok, I can hear many of you now: That is NOT Constitutional. This would
require an amendment to the Constitution. Then fine, gimme the amendment,
but gimme it soon. Enough of this madness. How different is an amendment,
or a quick Supreme Court decision to accept this Compromise, from the
legal nonsense we now face in the Florida courts? These are extraordinary
times. We need an *extraordinary* solution! Please don't tell me it can't
be done and please don't tell me two years isn't enough time for the new
President to even find all the rest rooms in the White House, much less
put all of his policies into effect. *Make* it work! Find a way! It is the
ONLY Compromise that all sides could ever accept and not disappoint 1/2
the populace. And of course it would end this legal wrangling in a
heartbeat. No, it's not perfect, but is the legal nonsense in Florida any
better? I think not! Would you prefer the courts select your next
President? Not me!
And then guess what? As a result of "THE COMPROMISE," in 2004, presuming
Bush/Gore run again, we would have their two year respective performances
to judge our choice upon. Yes?
There are now more lawyers in Florida than there are alligators. ENOUGH!
The American people have spoken. But what they have told us is that 1/2
want one fella, the other 1/2 want the other fella. So let's give it to
*both* of them, and let's move on here. And what will happen after that
Super Bowl Ref tosses that coin? The market will soar, and the CNN ratings
will collapse. GOOD!!
STOP the madness! END the insanity! COMPROMISE!!
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