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To: Joe NYC who wrote (120044)	12/1/2000 7:59:18 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 186894

Joe, re: How is it that the act of Florida legislature is seen as circumventing the popular vote when in fact they would be reaffirming it, as opposed to the judicial branch that may in fact circumvent the popular vote. There is a vast difference between clarifying (modifying if you like) the rules on the way votes are counted, and actually directly electing a slate of electors. The implications of the Florida legislatures actions are scary. Imagine a Democrat controlled legislature, and a future election where there are unconfirmed reports of vote fraud by Republicans. Should the Democrat controlled legislature have the power to arbitrarily overturn the popular vote, and appoint it's own set of electors? Or what if Florida had a Democrat controlled legislature, and they decided that the Seminole county absentee votes shouldn't be counted, and put in their own slate of Gore electors? If Florida opens this can of worms, do you really believe that it won't be used in the future? Bush will take office in January, to quote Elmer, "get over it". We don't need to pile legislative garbage onto our electoral system. This isn't even an issue for this election, but it could be a huge issue for all future elections. John