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[Shea Tisdale <shea AT networkarts.com>]

Another problem with the scenario of Gore playing statesman and conceding
for the good of the country is that Al Gore is done for with the Democratic
party.  He has had his shots and no matter what they won't run him again.
George w. on the other hand would be given another chance if he played the
role of statesman.

I think that one new problem is the single county hand recount.  We know
that in a hand recount both parties will increase their votes some, but the
winning party will receive more.  Machines through out votes that humans
would be able to decipher.  For instance votes where the mark or punch or
hole wasn't completely formed, but is present.  For fairness, I think that
the Courts today should refer this issue to the Supreme Court and that the
Supreme Court should require a hand recount for all Florida counties.  They
can site equal protection as their reason.




> From: "Thomas A. Beckett" <thomas AT tbeckett.com>
> Reply-To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:46:35 -0500
> To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Subject: [internetworkers] Re: How long could this go on?
> 
> Oh my, Strom Thurmond is President Pro Tempore.
> http://www.senate.gov/~thurmond/
> 
> Paula Paul wrote:
>> Al Gore has the power to save the day.
>> . . . .
>> I hereby appeal to the Republican electors
>> who will finalize the presidential choice on Dec. 18 to honor the will
>> of the majority and cast their votes for me."
> 
> That's an interesting idea.  But if I were Al Gore, I would be willing
> to let Bush take the office right now.  Likewise for George Bush.  I
> would not want to be President after this election.
> 
> The problem is that the Democrats are thinking tactically about the
> election rather than strategically about the next 20 years in American
> politics.  The historical precedent shows that administrations elected
> under this kind of circumstances become utter fiascos, and the loser
> becomes President after the following election.  The President has no
> "mandate", no legitimacy in office and devotes most of his energy to
> maintaining control.  With such a closely divided Congress and such a
> bitter election outcome, no real progress will occur for the next two
> years at least.  Whoever become President now will be a lame duck.
> 
> In particular, the Democrats cannot gain legitimacy in their
> administration if they obtain it by lawsuits.  The public will /hate/
> them for it.  They should insist on a proper recount and leave it there,
> stay out of court.  They should really leave the White House to Bush:
> it's his to screw up for the next 4 years as a lame duck; Al can take
> the high road and act statesmanlike as the leader of the loyal
> opposition for the next 2 years.
> 
> But I've rambled on too long.  Interesting times indeed.
> 
> TaB
> 
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