Non PD: Politics--Write ins/Darwin

["Marjorie L. Moorefield" <minx32@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Darwin,
Years ago you could do write-in for President.
I believe in some states its still legal.
The only problem was, Mickey Mouse refused
the office of President!!!!

just me,
Marjorie
68/58/52



At 10:25 AM 11/03/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> I hope someday I will be able to vote "for" someone rather than "against"
> the other or the "lesser of two evils" so to speak. Wouldn't it be nice to
> have a spot on every office position on a ballot that says "None of the
> Above" which, if in the majority, would make the parties select new
> candidates and try again? Eventually we would start getting some really
> worthy individuals who would truthfully and openly discuss the issues and
> not just play politics in giving responses that had nothing to do with the
> question asked.
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Murray Charters[SMTP:Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent:         Thursday, November 02, 2000 11:55 PM
> > Subject:      Re: Politics--PD related !
> >
> > On 2 Nov 2000, at 23:52, Camilla Flintermann wrote:
> >
> > > Friends-- I doubt that the most important issue is whether GWB is dumb
> > or
> > > had a DUI---I intend to look at the issues and compare the candidates on
> > > things I am concerned about--like stem call research and the sort of
> > judges
> > > that would be appointed to the Supreme Court, health care,etc  etc
> > etc....
> > > FWIW---there are flaws in both Gore and Bush, but the bottom line is
> > what
> > > they (and Congress) would do about the problems that beset our society.
> > > Camilla Flintermann
> > >
> >
> > Here in Canada we have an election coming up too.... and just like the US
> > it will prolly be decided by a backlash of voters voting against the
> > perceived "enemy".  How discouragng...
> >
> > We need something better, something *Jimmy Carter*........   murray
> > Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx
> >