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To: Craig Freeman who wrote (16928)	12/3/2000 11:24:33 AM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Instead of "all-or-nothing", we would then have something close to a popular vote AFAIK there is not a single western (ie G7/8) democracy that has a popular vote elected President without also having a parliamentary (ie, electoral college-like) Prime Minister as well as greatly curtailed Presidential powers. Some countries (Canada, UK) do away with the Presidency altogether. Personally, I would not want the system changed unless the Presidency was weakened considerably in favor of Congress. I don't believe your point about a popular vote making this nonsense go away is valid. The nationwide vote was close enough that the Florida fiasco would be duplicated in every county in every state across the entire nation.

To: Craig Freeman who wrote (16928)	12/3/2000 2:57:22 PM
From: Starlight	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

OT - I just read in our morning paper that in California a ballot recount is not automatically called for in a close race. If we want a recount, we have to PAY for it. In fact, there's one local office where two candidates were tied in the voting. They have till 5 p.m. tomorrow to decide on a recount. If no recount is requested, the winner is determined by flipping a coin, drawing straws or drawing a name from a hat.