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DarkElfChilde
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The Supreme Court has the power to do things like that...and they actually have more power than the President. I could be wrong...haven't been in a government class for a long arse time. 
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The Supreme Court interprets laws. It doesn't make them or appoinments. If they had made the decision the other way, is Gore appointed? The Dems weren't guiltless in Florida either.
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Hathor
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I vaguely understand the college system, but only as the current topic of politics is American political systems. Which is timely, and also a complete coincidence. I really can't be done with the college voting system. I mean... ?! It's so UNdemocratic it's scary!
Yeah, I sat and watched the election thoroughly. Found the process to be quite interesting from a political students point of view. I was also thoroughly heartened to see so many people voting - right on! Looks a wee bit hypocritical, trying to introduce democracy around the world but not really participating yourselves...
I'll stop now. All over for another four years in America - I can get back to worrying over the state of politics at home.
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Thuriniel
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| inglor wrote: | | Thuri, are you sure it was the "popular vote" and not a "majority vote". I'm pretty sure Clinton won the popular vote but not the majority. |
I probably meant that (unless the article was wrong). The article was in Spanish and I guess I lost something in the translation  ... so many languages ... such a mess in my head  !
My bad, sorry guys!
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it's done!!! it's over, at least until they start the process again in 3 years. anyway, it seems to be a clear win so the lawyers can go back to what they do for pay not political gain (on all sides). Anyway, I'm celebrating having something else to talk about, anything else!!!!  
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Yavanie wrote: | | it's done!!! it's over, at least until they start the process again in 3 years. anyway, it seems to be a clear win so the lawyers can go back to what they do for pay not political gain (on all sides). Anyway, I'm celebrating having something else to talk about, anything else!!!! |
Thank you, God!
It's finally over!!!
Can we get back to having perverted sex talks again?
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You will serve me* or you will go into the Royal Dungeon aka Sweden! |
Are the dungeon keepers Swedish elves?
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DarkElfChilde
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| Viv wrote: | | Moralanqua wrote: |
You will serve me* or you will go into the Royal Dungeon aka Sweden! |
Are the dungeon keepers Swedish elves?
Cuff me. |
Swedish elves in leather, maybe? (I have a thing with elves and leather...I'm so bad.  )
The naughty elf,
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I voted for Kerry. Bush won, dammit!! Well atleast my state didn't vote for him. But then again, we did vote to ban gay Marrige, and I thought that totally sucked, but we didn't vote for Bush!
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I think that is about the only good thing that came from the election - more US citizens getting off their butts to go vote. That can never be a bad thing! Plus, I got to see Viggo in a nice T-shirt lookin all sexy at a Democrat rally thingy. Yay for sexy t-shirts!
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JaneDoe
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| I'm going to chime in with a different perspective on voting. What makes me ever more disillusioned about bothering to vote is the two-party system, which does little to offer citizens real choices in what to vote for. It's always red and blue states, never the green, orange, or purple or what have you, despite other candidates having their own platforms and ideas that, if given more air time, could offer a serious alternative to Democrats and Republicans. And then on top of that I hear people saying that voting for the candidate who most accurately reflects my views is a vote for the person I don't want to get in office. Give me a break. So I suppose democracy means that I am free to vote for who you tell me to? Get real. |
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| Moralanqua wrote: | | I wanna see that nice Terminator guy becoming Pres. He can go Conan on Blairs butt and get my tuition fees voided! |
Now, correct me if I'm wrong folks (whether Mora was joking or not); Ahnold can't run because he isn't a native American, right?
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Thuriniel
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Moralanqua wrote: | | I wanna see that nice Terminator guy becoming Pres. He can go Conan on Blairs butt and get my tuition fees voided! |
Now, correct me if I'm wrong folks (whether Mora was joking or not); Ahnold can't run because he isn't a native American, right? |
You're right indeed. You need to be US born in order to be president.
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| Moralanqua wrote: | | I think that is about the only good thing that came from the election - more US citizens getting off their butts to go vote. That can never be a bad thing! |
I have to disagree...
But I do agree with JaneDoe. In our society of having varied choices in nearly everything from food to sexual preferences, it is amazing that we only have 2 choices for elected office. Unfortunately the two party system is so entrenched, I can't imagine what can oust it.
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Hathor
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Well, people have otherthrown the two main party systems before, or at least changed who the two main parties are - we went from a Tory and Whig society to a Conservative and Labour society. And now the Whigs are back, revamped as the Liberal Democrats, and who knows, might even change Westminister to Lib Dem and Labour.
Just takes time, I suppose. And I vaguely remember being told that an Independent candidate took a lot of Southern states once?
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