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m.standridge Donating Member (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 11:39 AM
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13. Ok but don't turn all the rage inward
at the Democrats. The GOP has "arranged" all of this, so we have darn few options left.
What remedies, for example, do we really have, even if Congress contests the OH Electors?
It's not the Dems fault--it's the GOP. They're the ones who are rigging things, and covering things up.
To an extent, too, it's "the system". The GOP has managed to gradually exploit the system to get where they are.
Control of Congress
Control of Supreme Court
Control of White House (at least, right now)
More or less control of most of the media (in effect)
not to mention, plenty of dough to work with.
If the Ohio Electors are contested, does that really mean anything except they might have to proceed with counting the other 49 states' Electoral votes, and just leave Ohio out?
Then Bush would have 266 Electoral votes, Kerry 252 (or maybe 257 if NM turns around), while Ohio would be listed forever in history as "not counted in Presidential election of 2004".
Any attorneys present?
Is this really what's going to happen?
Seems like a p-poor "remedy", if so.
Or, if OH is not counted, would this open the door to a new scandal about the election, a w-gate type thing? Or is that unrealistic, given GOP control of Congress?
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