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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-27-04 04:13 PM
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About electors: Many are not bound to vote the way the state votes
What if bush Inc gets to them and convinces them to vote for him even though the state went for Kerry? Would we have an recourse?
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-27-04 04:15 PM
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1. No legal recourse
but revolution would probably be appropriate.
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themonster Donating Member (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-27-04 04:16 PM
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2. Shit would hit the fan
If something like that happened, you would see rioting in the streets. The electoral process should be eliminated. It should be based on the popular vote.
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Yupster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-27-04 05:55 PM
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3. They're approved by the campaign
If Kerry did that bad a job picking his electors, he'd deserve what he got.

The elector for my congressional; district was Don Evans, the guy who introduced Bush to Laura. I think Bush was pretty confident he wouldn't flip. I imagine every elector had a similar relationship to the party or the candidate.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-27-04 08:34 PM
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4. I hope bush isn't stupid enough to pull some type of
trick with the electors like blackmail or intimidation.
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