absolutely not.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karman, Al [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 4:08 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advertising
>
>
> First, as a reminder to the list re a personal experience
> when I posted OT
> that didn't agree with some posters.......I found myself (repeatedly)
> 'un-subscribed' from the list, so "poster emptor".
>
> Second, I'd like to respond to Dave Darnell when he says
> ...
> The average citizen in this country is not equipped educationally or
> ethically to exercise a vote responsibly.
>
> What equips you to make such a presumptive statement - you wouldn't be
> average, would you?
>
> Al Karman
> IT Consultant
> US Freightways
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Darnell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 3:57 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advertising
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Darnell
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 2:53 PM
> > To: 'Nick Demos'; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RE: OT: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advertising
> >
> >
> While I'm at it, let me say that I've completely lost faith
> in the principle
> that every adult citizen (felonies notwithstanding) ought to
> have the right
> to vote.
>
> The average citizen in this country is not equipped educationally or
> ethically to exercise a vote responsibly.
>
> Don't get me started on the criteria unless you want your
> blood pressure to
> go way up!
>
> -dtd
>
>
>
> > Nick wrote, in part:
> >
> >
> > > 2.  It is a shame that the one with the largest popular vote
> > > does not get
> > >      "elected".  Our "wonderful" politicians should have
> > > fixed that a long time
> > >
> > >      ago.
> >
> > From my point of view, which is both reactionary and that of
> > a person who has lived most of his life in the less populated
> > states, changing to a purely popular vote would be truly
> > going in the wrong direction.
> >
> > Many of us still take the view, as did many of the Founding
> > Fathers, that this "Nation" is as much a federation of states
> > as it is a nation (so call me a Federalist.)  The present
> > system is a compromise between the extremes of totally
> > Federal government and a loose confederation of independent
> > states, both of which were common preferences in the late
> > 18th century.
> >
> > I definitely do not want California and the East Coast
> > deciding my fate!
> >
> > Aside:
> > Those who read yesterday's Supreme Court opinion would
> > realize that the states are not even compelled to hold a
> > popular election for US President - the legislature may
> > choose the electors if that is how the state wants to set it
> > up.  I like that a lot because then those in less populated
> > congressional districts get more say per voter (via their
> > elected representatives), and again, the city dwellers don't
> > have sole determination over the results.
> >
> > -dtd
> >
> > -Dave
> >
>