[windows2000] Re: Friday Humor: Should I Red or Should I Blue?
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:10:46 +0200
Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms <> scribbled on Monday, October 20, 2008 4:02 PM:
> If only we had it so easy Sorin. : ) It is really quite a convoluted
> system. Voting age is 18 and
> you must register if you want to vote. If you move, change your name, get
> married etc. you have to reregister. When you come in to vote you must
> have an id and your signature must match those in a voter registration book
> or you get something called a provisional ballot that may or may not be
> counted depending on verification.
>
> The big problems here is that we are so vast and each city, county and
> state have their own board of elections which is supposed to be neutral but
> often times is controlled by one part or another depending on demographics.
> And as far as the presidential vote as we have seen in 2000 candidates are
> elected by the electoral college, a group of superhumans I guess, who are
> supposed to vote the way that their respected states voted but often don't.
> As we saw in 2000 the Democrats had the popular vote of the people but the
> Republicans still won the election because they won the electoral vote.
> This very well could happen again. Sort of makes you feel like why bother
> voting at all. Sigh.
The american people is in for a rough ride it seems. ;-)
Am I understanding you correctly when you say you, the voter, don't vote for a
presidential candidate directly? You first vote for somebody to vote for you,
correct?? Did I get that right?
/S
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