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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (108602)	12/9/2000 8:10:43 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

You're right. And Bush won Florida and 271 electoral votes and the Presidency. Al Gore, believing he has a divine right to rule (he is Prince of Tennessee), picked some counties where he knew the ballot counters were as partisan as they come and would do whatever was needed to manufacture however many votes were needed to put him in his palace. And ever since then, we've been dealing with the consequences.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (108602)	12/9/2000 8:23:03 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 769667

How Important is One Vote? The enormous power of just one single vote has often been demonstrated throughout history. The course of nations has been changed because one important vote was cast or not cast. You may think that your vote, cast among millions in a state or federal election, cannot possibly count but it does. Your one vote may swing your entire precinct into your candidate's column. It is at the precinct level that elections are won or lost. Your vote is your direct voice in your country's affairs. Every time you do not exercise your right to go to the polls, you strengthen the voice of the opposition. So lets use the power of the ballot. Let's all get out and vote for the candidates of our choice on this and every vital Election Day. In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. In 1649, one vote caused Charles 1 of England to be executed. In 1776, prior to the onset of the American Revolution. The newly formed United States considered severing all ties with the mother country by changing our language from English to German. A proposal for this was presented to Congress, but the vote ended in a tie. The deadlock was finally broken when the son of a German immigrant cast his vote in favor of English. In 1800, the presidential election between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr was tied in the Electoral College, 73 to 73. Therefore the election was tossed into the House of Representatives for decision; but after ballots were cast 36 times by the House, the vote was still tied. Then, one Federalist changed his vote. Others followed, and Jefferson was elected President on the 37th ballot. In 1820, President James Monroe ran for a second term. He was so popular that he won all but one single vote in the Electoral College. John Quincy Adams cast the one dissenting vote, he stated his reason for this was, "to make certain that only George Washington would ever have the honor of being elected President by a unanimous vote". In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union. Freed from Mexico in 1836 the Republic of Texas was immediately formed and recognized as a new nation by the United States. In 1845, the Republic of Texas requested annexation to the Union, however, many Americans felt that another southern state would bring trouble. When the Senate voted a deadlock occurred. Then one Senator changed his vote and by this one single vote Texas became the 28th State. In 1846, the Mexican army invaded Texas and President James Polk asked for a Declaration of War. The Senate was not anxious for war and the declaration was passed by the margin of only one vote. That one vote for the Mexican War brought us not only victory, but the territory of five great states, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and California. In 1868, impeachment proceedings were brought against President Andrew Johnson on the grounds that he had abused his executive powers. The Senate, which sits in judgment on such cases, found Johnson innocent by a margin of one single vote. This one vote not only saved our highest office from dishonor, but also prevented a miscarriage of justice because we now know that Johnson was a victim of politics. In 1875, French Deputies met in convention to decide the future of France, Monarchy or Republic. During the voting, one of the deputies became violently ill and had to be taken home before he could vote. He wanted a Monarchy, but because he did not vote, France became a Republic by that one single vote. In 1876, Samuel Tilden won the presidential election by more than a half million in the popular vote over Rutherford B. Hayes. However, some states had issued confused returns and the Electoral College found itself deadlocked. So a special commission was formed to make the final decision. The commission decided that Hayes, although losing the popular vote, had won the Electoral vote by just ballot - 185 to 184. In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service weeks before Pearl Harbor. How Important is ONE Vote? Your Vote? A wise man once said, Liberty means responsibility...this is why most men dread it. Do you dread it or do you consider Liberty your responsibility...to be preserved where it counts the most, in the ballot box? Is one vote important? You bet your FREE life it is! I guess we should add the Fla Supreme Court Vote 4-3 and the United States Supreme Court 5-4 to these.