> For the ethicists, what of the Florida governor's conflict of interest ,
> and the old time dirty politics factor, the ghost of Mayor Daley , dead
> people voting.
The Florida Attorney General is a Democrat. The AG, not the Governor, runs the recount.
Your question is still valid, of course.
From: "Max Sawicky" <sawicky at epinet.org>
> Putting aside the tilt to Bush and the absurdity of any
> thought that Nader had any intention of causing this
> particular, bizarre result, is that a bad thing or a good
> thing? Aren't we better off without an electoral
> college?
That depends who "we" is. If it is urban dwellers living on the coasts, then yes. If it is rural farmers, or anyone in a low-population state, then no, because they'd be ignored by the candidates completely.
Matt
-- Matt Cramer <cramer at voicenet.com> http://www.voicenet.com/~cramer/ That to live by one man's will became the cause of all men's misery.
-Richard Hooker