[PLUG-TALK] Anti-war vs war mongers. (ick)

Russ Johnson russj at dimstar.net
Fri Jan 17 18:23:50 UTC 2003


alex wrote:

>Jeme A Brelin  plug-talk at lists.pdxlinux.org
>Wed, 15 Jan 2003 02:51:00 -0800 (PST) wrote:
>  
>
>>I don't think he's a fair, just, and democratically appointed leader of
>>the Iraqi people, but I don't think George W. Bush is a fair, just, or
>>democratically elected leader of the United States, either.
>>    
>>
>
>Hmmmmmmmmmmm........ I seem to remember that Algore was the one who took
>it to the Supreme Court, not George Bush.
>
I also seem to recall that we do NOT live in a democracy. We live in a 
republic. Final authority for electing the president, as outlined in our 
constitution, is with the electoral college (EC), NOT the people. 
Regardless of how the people vote, the EC could elect any natual born 
citizen, over the age of 34, to the POTUS.

Even then, if the EC is unable, then the House of Representatives do it. 
Either way, the people are mearly making what amounts to a strong 
suggestion, not a mandate.

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Russ Johnson
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