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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US
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Stefan Monnier |
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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US |
Date: |
12 Jul 2004 16:00:38 -0400 |
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>> What if a large scale power outage in California completely unrelated
>> to a terrorist attack prevented everyone in LA and the Bay Area from
>> voting, because the new-fangled voting machines didn't work? With 95
>> electoral votes, that's 20% of the whole... It would make sense to have
>> a "do-over" in that case, even though California will probably go to
>> Kerry.
> I actually agree with you Pierce. There certainly are circumstances in
> which slightly delaying an election can have value in reducing and/or
> eliminating voting disenfranchisement.
Indeed. And as a matter of fact, such things have already happened, and
the necessary measures were taken.
So the question is not "is it good/bad to allow postponement", but rather
"why do they feel like there's a need for a new law about it, and why did
they relate it to terrorism rather than catastrophes".
Stefan
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [OT] facism gaining ground in US, (continued)
[Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Samuel Tardieu, 2004/07/12
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Florian Weimer, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Pierce T . Wetter III, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Florian Weimer, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [OT] facism gaining ground in US, James Blackwell, 2004/07/12
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US,
Stefan Monnier <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Tom Lord, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Pierce T . Wetter III, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Tom Lord, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Pierce T . Wetter III, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Tom Lord, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, John Meinel, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Tom Lord, 2004/07/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, nadim, 2004/07/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Tom Lord, 2004/07/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [OT] facism gaining ground in US, Frank T. Pohlmann, 2004/07/13