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Fri Nov-05-04 06:15 PM
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how much is a real 'mandate' |
Trajan
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Fri Nov-05-04 06:17 PM
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that 51 % is hardly a mandate at all ...
A sillydate ... perhaps ..... mandate ? .... not on yer life ....
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The Backlash Cometh
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Fri Nov-05-04 06:23 PM
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4. A mandate is an authoritative order or command. |
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according to Webster. It would be determined by two factors. One, the number of people who voted vs the number of actual voters. If only 30% of registered voters had voted, it wouldn't be a question that there was no mandate. However, a large percentage did vote. So, if Bush had managed to get more than 55% of the popular vote, I would have said it was a mandate. 51% is not a mandate. It's a squeaker, particularly if you plan to enforce a draft. He's going to have to assemble an army just to keep order domestically, and that may be a problem since he's cutting back the number of police stateside. That's just a quick opinion.
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Fri Nov-05-04 06:20 PM
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2. it's not really 51% of the American People as he keeps touting |
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Because 100% of the people didn't vote.
What's the percentage of the total population he got in his FRAUDULENT vote?
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Fri Nov-05-04 06:22 PM
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depending on what city you live in... LOL! I kill me!
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Fri Nov-05-04 06:24 PM
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My 2 cents. Not one just one state like Ohio is the only difference.
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Fri Nov-05-04 06:25 PM
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6. The bait and switch. All during the campaign we heard how the only |
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area he was stronger than Kerry on was terrorism. He has now translated that into his domestic agenda. Big surprise. I saw yesterday they expected to cut Homeland Security. Talk about a screw ey?
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