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To: Carl R. who wrote (175)	11/27/2000 7:13:05 AM
From: Zakrosian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 644

I have always heard that fraud is easier among absentee ballots than among the normal ballots Until this election, I would have thought that to be true, but after seeing absentee ballots thrown out because signatures didn't match up closely enough or witnesses didn't include their address, I think the opposite is true. Virginia recently passed a law requiring voters to show proof of identity; it was strongly opposed by the Democrats as unfair and intimidating. But without ID, what's to stop someone from voting multiple times in neighbors' or recently deceased voters' names? Perhaps this election will prove to be an incentive to establish a nationally unified system of voting. Probably not. Meanwhile, here's an interesting twist...an argument, that even if Bush wins, the Constitution requires that Lieberman be elected Vice President. washingtonpost.com

To: Carl R. who wrote (175)	11/27/2000 8:35:50 AM
From: Bosco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 644

<ot>Hi Carl - with the amount of lawsuits, it is indeed hard to say. So do you think Sec Baker scored any point by saying lawyers, go home? Considering the Bush camp filed many suits just the same :)? I ve not seen anything about 394 ballots yet, but I am still in the holiday mode. If you ve some tangible, I appreciate it. I wouldn't want to jump the gun when the accusation has come from the Bush camp. Not that I question your trust in it, but crying fraud is the modus operandi for it during the post election campaign. Your conjecture does take me by surprise though. I mean, as far as the absentee ballots are concerned, it has always been the Bush camp wanting to count more, or, beyond technicality. So, if indeed these batch of ballots are for the Gore camp, they will no doubt stand out like a sore thumb I don't know this was a better country 40 yrs ago. Yes, the JFK's famous speech is indeed timeless and unparallel. And indeed, JFK personal life was fairly much respected, but President Clinton's has become a bloodsport. So, from the angle, it was indeed the good old days. OTOH, I don't know people like Wen-Ho Lee would be able to get out of jail --- no matter how undignified the treatment he received while he was there may be --- if it happened 40 yrs ago. best, Bosco