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To: freeus who wrote (22679)	12/7/2000 3:01:41 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Very well said freeus. Just think of all the pork spending & federal program money sent to urban areas & densely populated states that would occur by the party in power. I'm sure that would be the tip of the 'democratic' iceberg. Long live the Republic :-o Hope you made some nice returns on the QCOM. Ö¿Ö

To: freeus who wrote (22679)	12/7/2000 3:21:09 PM
From: IngotWeTrust	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

And I disagree with your 'little states get over run" premise, dearheart. Last I heard this top job was President of ALL states. A simple majority of votes cast works for me. QUESTION: When was the last time you recall YOUR state re-apportioning their electoral college representation due to a population shift? Did it make the front pages of your largest distribution newspaper? Or a soundbyte on the 6 & 11 o'clock? We've absorbed a significant percentage of California's fleeing population...so much so, we have a very popular bumper sticker out here prominently displayed proclaiming: *Don't CaliFORNICATE Oregon!!!* But last I heard they haven't arrived with any electoral votes tissue paper stringing along on the soles of their shoes. Gotta wonder, "how cum," freeus! Your turn ;) OHHHHhhhh...still time to buy Q...we aren't back at $132 yet!!!

To: freeus who wrote (22679)	12/7/2000 3:30:25 PM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

The Electoral College, by no coincidence, is made up of the number of House Representatives (based on population) PLUS the number of Senators (based on states). Those who would eliminate the Electoral College, could use the exact same argument to say that we should eliminate the Senate, because each state gets two Senators regardless of population. Why do Delaware, New Hampshire, South Dakota, etc. get as many Senate votes as California or New York? Not so many people would be in favor of that, except for New Yorkers and Californians. People don't seem to realize where the numbers of electors come from and the rationale.