**Actually, Judy, it isn't quite that comical. The slim majority will be used again and declared a "mandate" by some fairly determined folks to have their way with the rest of us. Say "Good-bye" to women's rights, privacy, multi-culturalism, gay rights (especially to marriage), portions of free speech -- the list is seemingly endless. And no, this isn't moaning -- it's a warning. Poorly monitored situations in our evolution have had dire consequences... TC, /Steve Cameron, NJ Judy Evans wrote: > from BBC Online's Have Your Say: > > > Perhaps with a country so divided, it is time for it to be split into 3. I = > lived in the US for 6 years and loved it but many friends on the East and W= > est coasts were tired of being dominated by the middle of the country. West= > Coast friends used to laughingly talk about 'Pacifica', a nation of Califo= > rnia, Oregon, Washington State and British Columbia. They aren't laughing n= > ow, and neither is the rest of the world.=0BFleecy Moss, St Bees > > > > Wednesday, November 3, 2004, 7:22:01 AM, Carol Kirschenbaum wrote: > > CK> It's over...There'll be little brushfires, > >>>challenges, lawsuits, but they have John Ashcroft to handle those. > > > CK> ck: And what have we learned today, children? It is clear that the Unit= > ed > CK> States consists of two separate mentalities, only one of which will be > CK> substantially represented in Congress and in the executive branch. Is t= > his > CK> fair. Hell no. Election reform is mandatory, for one. This winner-takes= > -all > CK> electoral college has to go. If it weren't for the obvious geographical > CK> inconvenience, I'd be tempted to predict another civil war. Nah... > CK> Carol > > > > > --=20 > Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK =20 > mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html