Re: NSA,Windows, etc.
From: Joe Peschel (jpeschel_at_no.spam.org)
Date: 06/01/04
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Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 20:34:03 -0000
"Douglas A. Gwyn" <DAGwyn@null.net> wrote in
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> In the US, Presidents are chosen by a vote of
> the Electoral College, the members of which are
> chosen state-by-state by popular vote. The
> original intent was that the Electors would
> have a free hand in debating and choosing the
> President, but over time this system has evolved
> so that state laws bind the Electors to directly
> reflect the majority votes for each district.
Not all states so bind their Electors.
> (The states cannot actually alter the rules
> specified in the Federal Constitution,
There is no mention of the term Electoral College in the US Constitution.
> so this
> binding is not actually lawful,
There is no Constitutional provision or Federal law that requires electors
to vote according to the results of the popular vote in their States.
Courts have held that by bindings by states are legal.
> and in fact a
> few elections ago one elector decided to cast
> his vote for the Libertarian Party candidate.
> This went virtually unreported in our news media,
It was reported.
> which has supported the notion that the binding
> is absolute, proably because it allows them to
> declare a winner of the general election without
> having to wait for the Electoral College to meet.)
>
Just when do you think the Electoral College meets?
J
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