“If any of you felt frustrated or angry about what was done four years ago involving 27,000 votes here,” the former U.S. vice-president said, “I want to encourage you  not to ignore those feelings  but don’t turn them into angry acts or angry words.
“But turn all of that energy and all of those feelings into a non-stop effort between now and 7 p.m. Nov. 2 in making certain everyone you know who is qualified to vote gets out to the polls and votes early starting today.”
If that anger can be channelled, it will be a powerful force harnessed by Democrat John Kerry in the battle for Florida’s 27 electoral votes.
Rev. Tom Diamond, the pastor here, made it clear that the anger is still palpable.
“The Republican party threw out 27,000 of our votes,” he told his congregation.
“The Republican party tried to disenfranchise us, the Republican party is spitting on the graves of our ancestors … spitting on their graves by taking away rights we have fought for and died for.
“And by all rights, Brother Al Gore is the president-elect.”
The crowd responded with cries of “that’s right,” and “you tell them.”
“You do know he is the president-elect? Yes he is. He got elected, but they didn’t give it to him, Amen?
“Amen” the congregation responded.
Rev. Eric Carter, who helped officiate yesterday, made the same point later.
“I want to call him President Gore, I really do.” (full article)
Whew! Y’all, I do not know where to begin with this one.
I do not know who is worse; Al Gore or these gullible church folk who were Amen’ n Gore off of the stage.
Stories like this make me too tired to indulge myself any further. Instead I will provide you with the actual procedure of the electoral college in the event of a tie:
What would happen if two candidates tied in a state’s popular vote, or there was a dispute as to the winner?
A tie is a statistically remote possibility even in smaller states. But if a state’s popular vote were to come out as a tie between candidates, state law would govern as to what procedure would be followed in breaking the tie. The results of a tie would not be known until late November or early December, after a recount and after the state’s secretary of state had certified the election results. Federal law would allow a state to hold a run-off election.
A very close finish could also result in a run-off election or legal action to decide the winner. Under federal law (3 U.S.C. section 5), state law governs on this issue, and would be conclusive in determining the selection of electors. The law provides that if states have laws to determine controversies or contests as to the selection of electors, those determinations must be completed six days prior to the day the electors meet. (click here to visit site)(emphasis are mine)
Do you want to know Florida’s state law in deciding who wins a tie? This CNN article explains:
A Florida law offers a decidedly low-tech way out of the dilemma: The winner is determined by drawing lots, or objects of varying sizes.
Statute 100.181 says in part: “In case two or more persons receive an equal and highest number of votes for the same office, such persons shall draw lots to determine who shall be elected to the office.”
In terms of all the bizarre twists, I would call this the most bizarre,” said Johnny Burris, who teaches election law and the Florida Constitution at Nova Southeastern University’s law school.
He said some local elections have been decided by drawing lots under the statute, passed in 1941, but never a statewide election and certainly not a presidential election in Florida.
Notice that the law “doesn’t specify how they draw the lots,” Burris said. “It could be balls in a hat, you could draw straws.” (full article)
So it appears that Bush did not steal the election. Big Fat Lie In Church #1
If you did not catch a point that Gore mentioned earlier, here it is again:
“If any of you felt frustrated or angry about what was done four years ago involving 27,000 votes here,” the former U.S. vice-president said, “I want to encourage you  not to ignore those feelings  but don’t turn them into angry acts or angry words.
Gore and company have been deceiving black people with this line since the last election. It is true that there were votes that were lost during the last election. However a report entitled “Voting: What Is and What Could Be,” compiled by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology gives us the whole picture:
• Between 4 million and 6 million votes for the presidency were discarded following the last Election Day, Nov. 7, 2000
• 1.5 million to 2 million of those were discarded because of faulty, aged equipment or poorly designed ballots
• 1.5 million to 3 million votes were lost because of registration foul-ups
• 500,000 to 1.2 million were lost because of confusion at polling places on Election Day
• An unknown amount were discarded because of problems with absentee voting
• Florida was just one of many states with problems – others included Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, South Carolina and Wyoming
• More votes were lost or spoiled in New York City and Chicago than in Florida (full article)
Nothing mentioned about tricks targeted towards blacks.
Since loosing the last election, Gore has demonstrated himself to be a very sore looser. He needs to learn to tell the truth and stay out of the church!
