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homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:01:32 -0400> From: 
rayzentz AT aim.com> Subject: Re: [Homestead] voter fraud> > Actually, part of 
the purpose of the electoral college was also to balance power between big 
and small states (population wise).?? I like it, because as a resident of a 
"small" state, it gives me more of a voice than I would otherwise have.?? 
Otherwise, one would only need to campaign in the cities.> > Ray> > > > > > > 
> -----Original Message-----> From: Lynn Wigglesworth 
<lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thu, 30 Oct 
2008 11:34 am> Subject: Re: [Homestead] voter fraud> > > > > I'm just not 
happy with the whole electoral college thing. Every vote > DOESN'T count. I'm 
in PA, and my vote, through my elector, will go to > Obama (he has a 9.5 
point lead here), no matter who I vote for. The > Electoral system makes 
elections into a game which someone can win even > though more people voted 
for the other guy. But hey; I just got to hang > up the phone on President 
Clinton...he only calls me when he wants > something :-)> > Lynn 
Wigglesworth> Tioga Co. PA> > rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:> > I wrongly used 
"populace". Sorry. I was referring to those same "electors", > who were also 
initially required to be landowners, and male.> > > > Hmmm...???????????? ?? 
;-)> > > > Ray> > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: Lynn 
Wigglesworth > > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 
11:07 am> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] voter fraud> > > > > > > > > > 
rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:> >> The founders assumed an active, 
independant-minded, educated populace, that > > would choose with honesty and 
foresight.?We were warned by some of them what > > could happen.> > > > 
Actually, they didn't. They assumed we were a bunch of ignorant rabble; > > 
that's why we have indirect elections. We elect the electors and they > > 
elect the president and vice president. The original idea was that > > 
Congress was supposed to elect the President and Vice President.> > > > Lynn 
Wigglesworth> > > > > > 
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