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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James R. Barrett who wrote (427)	12/16/2000 3:50:39 PM
From: donjuan_demarco	Respond to of 93284

You are suspended for 24 hours for making personal attacks.

To: James R. Barrett who wrote (427)	12/16/2000 4:08:41 PM
From: ecommerceman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

A message from Michael Moore..... December 12, 2000 Dear friends, I just put a dollar bill in the soda pop machine. The machine rejected my dollar bill! Does that mean my dollar bill can no longer be counted as a dollar? After all, the machine refused to accept it as a legal tender. But it IS a dollar, regardless of what this machine says, right? If I go down to my local bank, and demand that my dollar be counted as a valid American dollar, will they say, "Sorry, but this dollar bill was rejected by a soft drink machine whose patent and machinery has been approved by various state and federal agencies. It is your fault you did not insert your dollar properly." "But I inserted it properly!" "We'll, it must have had a wrinkle. We cannot deposit your dollar bill into your account!" That's not what would happen, is it? Do any of you Bush supporters believe that my dollar is still a dollar -- EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REJECTED BY A MACHINE? Also, would you mind if I push for legislation that would require the New York Stock Exchange and the bank that maintains your 401K account and the broker who handles your mutual funds to switch to the same technology used to count the punch card ballots in Florida? You seem to have so much faith in that system! Why don't you and all your rich buddies start using it yourselves? It only fails to count an average of 5% of the ballots that are run through it. You could afford lose 5% of your money, couldn't you? C'mon, it's only money -- it's not like it's a sacred vote or anything! I insist that you put your money not only where your mouth is but also in the technology who may give you the President you so want.