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I Will be studying American Studies At college (With a year at an American or Canadian College, JOY!), Soon enough though, (after spending a gap year in america/canada natch) And maybe then I will earn more about such subjects. Though I want to specialise In Canadian Studies If they’ll let me p[/QUOTE]Thats pretty cool. Enjoy the chance to focus on education, its a bit harder when you try to go back and get the formal studies out of the way at a later age [img]smile.gif[/img] . B-Mann Is right about Florida, and you will also find that there is very little said publicly about the fact that after all was said and done, and when all the votes were actually checked later, Gore, didn't even come close in florida. He did have to popular vote, but Bush was not the first person elected by the electoral college. John Quincy Adams, beat Andrew Jackson due to the electoral college process, Jackson won the following presidential election. |
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11-10-2002, 01:45 PM | #23 |
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I thought this topic was about China turning against communisme ?
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Bush will face an interesting re-election bid in 2004 from the historical perspective. Of the 3 previous presidents who lost the popular vote, but won the EC, none were elected to a second term. John Quincey Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison were all one term presidents. Will Bush beat the odds? So far, he's got my vote again! [ 11-10-2002, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]
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If you look at America today, Bush wasn’t even elected, They push through tax cuts to benefit the rich etc, And many electoral results are a forgone conclusion, Thus creating less accountability thus less good behaviour on the part of those in power.[/QUOTE]Man you really have been indoctrinated [img]smile.gif[/img] Your view on the Reps. and Bush is way skewed dude. Though I will admit that the Reps. these days are not tooooo different from the Dems. Tax cuts never just benefit the rich, as much as people keep claiming to the contrary, Im not rich and tax cuts have helped me and my family keep moreof our income. Capital gains tax cuts can benefit anyone who is going to sell a home, and you do not need to be rich to own a home. The ridiculous death/estate tax is just anti-american no matter how you look at it. At best it is double taxation at worst it is confiscation by the government of other peoples properties. The people who think it is just are just jealous because they do not belong to a wealthy family. There is no moral or ethical justifcation that can be brought for it. (unless you want to argue the morality of a free capitalistic society) [ 11-10-2002, 02:38 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ] |
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11-10-2002, 02:53 PM | #30 |
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LOL, Yorick, well said. Darn it, I am too late for most of this. The recount, as John D. says, showed Bush the winner in Florida. As for the claims of voter intimidation, none really checked out beyond the rumor level. And, yes, according to the U.S. Constitution, whoever wins the Electoral College vote is the President of the USA. No amount of liberal wailing will change it. And I also think that it is interesting that Terry MacAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, who was so insistent that injustice was done in Florida, targeted Jeb Bush, brought in Clinton and Gore, spent big bucks for aadvertising, and insisted right up to Tuesday night that "Jeb Bush is through," lost big time. If we do this Iraq thing right and the economy doesn't tank, 2004 is looking pretty bright.
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