> Usurper? Am I to understand you do not approve of the protection from the tyranny of the simple > majority of the people that the Electoral College provides?
That's a somewhat simplistic explanation of the purpose of the Electoral College; regardless, due to the party politics unanticipated by the Founders it devolved into the partisan farce we know and love very quickly.
> President Bush was duly elected, and rightfully so considering the system in place, so I have to > assume you don't like our system?
If you can define a vote of five to four as "duly elected" then you can say he was, but not otherwise. I don't like how the system was abused. What happened was, for practical purposes, a coup d'etat.
> I watched Gore's handlers have protesters herded off, but at least he stayed for banquets. I guess > being Vice President has fewer obligations that interfere with fundraising efforts.... :)
I think the bulk of your jibing is based on a misunderstanding: I didn't vote for Gore, and didn't support his candidacy. My observation that Bush has usurped the Presidency is not colored by Democratic Party teeth-gnashing.
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Date: 2004-01-09 09:50 pm (UTC)From:> Usurper? Am I to understand you do not approve of the protection from the tyranny of the simple
> majority of the people that the Electoral College provides?
That's a somewhat simplistic explanation of the purpose of the Electoral College; regardless, due to the party politics unanticipated by the Founders it devolved into the partisan farce we know and love very quickly.
> President Bush was duly elected, and rightfully so considering the system in place, so I have to
> assume you don't like our system?
If you can define a vote of five to four as "duly elected" then you can say he was, but not otherwise. I don't like how the system was abused. What happened was, for practical purposes, a coup d'etat.
> I watched Gore's handlers have protesters herded off, but at least he stayed for banquets. I guess
> being Vice President has fewer obligations that interfere with fundraising efforts.... :)
I think the bulk of your jibing is based on a misunderstanding: I didn't vote for Gore, and didn't support his candidacy. My observation that Bush has usurped the Presidency is not colored by Democratic Party teeth-gnashing.