CDR: Re: Aces high

[David Honig]

At 01:39 PM 11/16/00 -0500, Tim May wrote:
>At 12:42 PM -0500 11/16/00, David Honig wrote:
>>At 04:36 AM 11/16/00 -0500, Bill Stewart wrote:
>>>
>>>A good tomato throwing fight _would_ be a pretty appropriate
>>>way to resolve this election.    You can vote early and often...
>>  >
>>
>>Its a shame duelling is passe.
>>
>
>It's sad to see so many otherwise-careful people calling for "flips 
>of a coin," "hands of poker," and "duels at sunrise."
>
>Even if meant in jest, as a comment on the situation, it undermines 
>the basic issue of law.

It was not an endorsement of anything.

In a duel, at least you reduce the number of politicians by half.  Even
fair and lawful elections doesn't do that.