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ulTRAX
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Tue Mar-16-04 04:06 PM
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Bush was legally installed by the Electoral College. I believe what you're trying to say is that Bush in MORALLY illegitimate. But under our system... that is not an impeachable offense. Our federal system is anti-democratic to the core.
While the EC SHOULD outrage us all... all too many prefer to blame Florida and the USSC for Bush. They are incapable for placing the blame where it belongs: on our anti-democratic and virtually reform-proof Constitution.
Our system not only deprived the American People of a morally legitimate President (assuming that we also had a run-off system to get to 50%+1 of the vote) who looks at the possible effect it has on the candidate that was REJECTED by the People yet is installed anyway? I believe it's one of the main reasons the Bush Junta has so much contempt for the American People. I believe people like Bush, Rove and Cheney see us only as chess pieces to manipulate.
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