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Topic started on 30-7-2008 @ 01:27 AM by paisley101

Does Your Vote Matter?


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The underlying problems that led to the Presidential election crisis still exist and could stretch on for years.
What has changed is hardly for the better. The country is even more split among politically polarized regions. Republicans dominate "Red" states of the Deep South, much of the Farm Belt, and the Mountain West. Democrats control "Blue" states along the coasts. Meanwhile, the number of swing states has dwindled to 17 or 18 -- effectively disenfranchising millions of voters residing in the "already decided" areas.

To make matters worse, an Electoral College system conceived by the Founders as an insulating mechanism between a landed aristocracy and the masses makes more 2000-style fiascoes distinctly possible. With Democrats and Republicans at parity, either party's candidate could again triumph in the popular vote while losing in the Electoral College. Such an outcome could spawn a crisis of legitimacy, dog the "winner" for the duration of his term, and reinforce doubts about government by the people and for the people. Who loses? Everybody.
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reply posted on 30-7-2008 @ 01:49 PM by smokepit
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a local radio talk host in Baltimore once said: "If your vote counted, they wouldn't let you".

All we know is who the media tells us wins the election
But don't worry. The U.N. has observors here to "watch" this election. The leader of the U.N. group is a Liberian laywer. There job is to watch for depression of votes based on race.
If the numbers are even close, and Obama loses, there will be blood in the streets. I guarantee Martial Law wil be imposed

ALL HAIL Sir BUSH (dictator)

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