CDR: Re: Democrats are arguing for "statistical sampling voting"

[Kevin Elliott]

At 17:52 -0800 11/9/00, Tim May wrote:
>At 8:55 PM -0500 11/9/00, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>>I suggest that we find one county for each state that we believe to be
>>representative, let them vote, and then extrapolate from their results
>>and assign electors accordingly.
>>
>>Or perhaps one household per state. I volunteer Tim and his cats to to
>>represent California. I know the way Nietzsche would vote, at least.
>>
>
>I put a ballot in front of him, consisting of three open cans of cat food:
>
>Gore:  O
>
>             O : Buchanan
>
>Bush: O
>
>He spoiled his ballot by eating out of more than one can, though, so 
>he has now brought in Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Tawana Brawley, 
>and Morris the Cat to argue that he was confused and should be given 
>a "do over."
>
>--Tim May

OH GOD!!!  This means that assuming you vote correctly, OVER HALF of 
California's ballots will have been spoiled!  I demand a recount, the 
will of the peple has been thwarted...
-- 

"As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both 
instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly 
unchanged.  And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware 
of change in the air--however slight--lest we become unwitting 
victims of the darkness."
-- Justice William O. Douglas
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Kevin "The Cubbie" Elliott 
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