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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:43:33 -0500, Dave Hall
wrote in : On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 05:51:39 -0800, Frank Gilliland wrote: On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:52:58 -0500, Dave Hall wrote in : snip BTW, there are apparently 1800 overvotes in King County, which makes a legitimate case for contesting the election. This is all you have to write. If there is sufficient evidence of fraud then there should be changes made ana new election conducted, with stricter oversight to prevent the same thing from happening again. If there is sufficient evidence of fraud (and at this point that appears to be the case) then there -should- be changes made. But as far as a new election, why bother when Rossi doesn't even want the job? Now I could support his case except if that was the only issue. But it's not. One problem I have is when Rossi made his 'non-concession' speech he claimed that he didn't want or need the job. So I don't see the point for the state to spend millions of dollars so Rossi can get another chance at a job he doesn't even want. Also, Gregoire has conducted herself professionally; during the hand recount she stated publically that she would accept the result regardless of the victor. OTOH, after the hand recount Rossi has been making an ass of himself just like Gore did in 2000. Even worse -- when he was in the lead by a mere 42 votes he held a victory party, took a Carribean cruise, then came back and announced his transistion team -- without a single complaint about the legitimacy of the results. Now that he's losing by a slightly larger margin, legitimacy is his primary reason for demanding a second election. And when Gregoire went to court to get legitimate votes counted, Rossi whined that the election should not be decided by the courts, yet that's exactly what he's trying to do now and for the very same reason. So circumstances are a little different here than in Ohio. I'll fully support voting reform in this state, but I won't support a hypocrite governor. Hell, even Kerry had the decency to stand down in order to preserve the integrity of the office and his party -- Rossi is just being a crybaby a-la Gore. It sounds like you are letting your personal feeling WRT Rossi cloud your objective conclusion that the vote was tainted. It is irrelevant how any one candidate behaved. What is relevant is that there is a good chance that the person who "won" the election, may not have been the people's true choice. We won't know that unless those discrepancies are resolved. If that's the case then Gore should be in office, not Bush. And while I may not like Bush, I -really- don't like the idea of Gore taking the helm after watching his tantrums during the 2000 election. Same deal with Rossi. And yes, that's just my opinion. |
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