[Grovenet] Dependent or Independent? (WAS: A DifferentChristmasPoem)

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

That's a good example. 

I don't think it's healthy to command the American people to say "no". 

The whole idea is NOT that the big parties select candidates. WE, the people
in the street, are supposed to do that. It's our responsibility, just as
it's our responsibility to vote. 

The "anti" vote sounds to me like a disenfranchised public trying to rein in
a runaway oligarchy. 

I hope we haven't come to that!

Ron D'Eau Claire 

-----Original Message-----
From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of David Morelli
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:34 PM
To: Forest Grove local interests list
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Dependent or Independent? (WAS: A
DifferentChristmasPoem)



On Dec 16, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> Interesting.
>
> I think it would be very dangerous to have a president who won by
> default with only a small minority of votes because most votes cast  
> were against the other candidates.

I meant to add, that we may have already had this result without an  
obvious showing of that condition.  The negative national feeling  
toward Lyndon Johnson may have been the driving force for the Nixon  
victory over Humphrey, while Nixon though that he had a mandate.

David
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