Merlin | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 06:08 pm  didnt we already do this topic on the other side? |
Azriel | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 06:13 pm  grrrrrr |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 06:21 pm  Can't help you there, Merlin. Juju don't read the political ones or the hockey ones.
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Azriel | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 06:34 pm  I think the company that manufactured and sold the ballots would be to blame if their product was not suitable for the purpose it was intended to be used for. What could/should be done? I think the most pressing problem is taken care of. I'm assuming here that there would not have been a recount just because Bush demanded it. A court must have found overwhelming evidence that pointed to a problem other than voter incompetence. Measures should be taken in the future to make sure that the ballots, in fact, meet specifications. |
Hostess1 | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 06:35 pm  chat time, if you wish |
Spamgirl | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:16 pm  Who to blame? The person who OKed the ballots to be used, whoever that is. What should be done? Perfect world? Revote, new ballots. |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:39 pm  The paper company who made the ballots is to blame. In this day and age, court trial I suppose. |
Ocean_Islands | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:45 pm  I guess he did want to be considered a marginal president then! |
Ocean_Islands | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:50 pm  But seriously, considering that they were planning on counting chads that had not separated (the pregnant ones), I'm not sure what the issue is here. In counting the votes it has nothing to do with the card stock but the intention of the voter, so there is nothing to be done (beyond making adjustments to the voting system). I think you could blame past election precedents, since chad separation and so forth has been an issue for many years, but no one has ever done anything about it. |
Azriel | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:51 pm  ~rolls her eyes at Ocean~ |
Misslibra | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:55 pm  Ocean ... LOL The company that made the ballots is to blame. In a perfect world ... Gore would be President, and Bush would go back to Texas. |
Elitist | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 08:22 pm  Didn't you see the recent article that in one of the counties (can't remember which one) they did the recount (news media) and Bush actually gained? |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 11:08 pm  oh brother, not again ML huh huh Let me think more on this with a good sleep. |
Misslibra | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 11:53 pm  Guru, I didn't want to talk about politics, but they made me do it. You can't be surprise about my response. Elitist no didn't see it. This whole election was messed up. It makes me sick just talking about it. And since I have nothing good to say about you know who ...I prefer not to say anything at all. I was just answering the questions put to us. Don't want to turn this into another political debate. But you guys go ahead if you want, I'll just watch.  |
Guruchaz | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 05:53 pm  Due to time constraints, I will have to stick with my first answer. |
Merlin | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 06:50 pm  ah yes, here is another topic I have missed. who is to blame? Easy, the voter who is casting the vote should be intelligent enought to be aware of the outcome of not cleanly removing their chads from the ballot. In a perfect world, people would not look to find someone to blame or make at fault. They would correct the problem that effects them. |