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

To: D. Long who wrote (109811)	12/10/2000 9:25:37 PM
From: ecommerceman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

D.Long--If you think it's okay--"tough beans"-- to have 1/2 the country believe that it's been cheated, rather than to come up with a legislative solution--yes, after the fact (oh the horror, the horror)--that is fair to both men, and would be designed to ensure that an accurate count was arrived at, then I guess you and I just profoundly disagree. This country is going to feel the reverberations of this ugly incident for a long, long time. Call me crazy, but I believe that the law is to serve justice, nothing else--and justice is not being served by this hyper-technical interpretation that you're promoting. Last question: how did you feel about the military ballots that were uncounted? Using your hypertechnical rules (assuming you employ them consistently), you'd have to throw out all of the ones without a postmark, proper witness, etc. I believe that they should have been counted--don't you??? __________________ I agree that half the country will no doubt feel cheated, whoever wins. I think the debacle in Florida has guaranteed it. If Bush had asked for recounts as well, in all Florida counties, or had Gore asked for full recounts in all Florida counties, or both had asked for full recounts, then the situation may have been different. But that still doesnt change the fact that those requests should have been made within the period allotted for protests, as set down in Florida law (the rules of the game), not after. After the period set out by law for such requests, its tough cookies. And after deadlines set in law for recounts to be in, if a county doesnt get them done, tough beans. Thats the law. If you as a citizen do not like it, petition your state representative to have the law changed after the election contest. That is the proper way to go about things, not changing the rules in mid-stride.