Re: RAT FW: [bigcheap] PA - Voting Nader, Republican, orRepublican Lite

[chris mac <cmacdona@adobe.com>]

Hi Michelle and folks:

The October 9th issue of The Nation makes a good argument for voting for
Gore - "Whom do you want to nominate justices for the Supreme Court in the
next four years?"

Very interesting series of articles, and I had never really considered the
Supreme Court as a factor in how to vote. I'd like to vote for Nader, but
after reading these articles may vote for Gore.

Anyway, if you are interested in the conservative/liberal balance of the
Supreme Court, and what might happen if Bush wins, check out the articles in
The Nation. Fascinating stuff.

Hopefully George W. will make an ass of himself tonight.

Happy Trails...C 


> From: "M.E. Dunn" <mego1911@gte.net>
> Reply-To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 19:51:03 -0800
> To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
> Subject: RAT FW: [bigcheap] PA - Voting Nader, Republican, or Republican Lite
> 
> My appologies to those on both lists, but thought the Seattle crew would
> like in on what one of the fold thinks.....
> :o.)
> ----------
> From: William Salyers <bill_salyers@usa.net>
> To: bigcheap@eGroups.com
> Subject: [bigcheap] PA - Voting Nader, Republican, or Republican Lite
> Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2000, 6:11 AM
> 
> 
> Hello, BCTers;
> First, thanks to those who have spread kind words about the show in which I
> am currently involved, Circle X's "In Flagrante Gothicto".
> I have been reading the debate about whether to vote for Nader or against
> Bush with great interest. It seems many people are long-term idealist and
> short-term pragmatist. I concur with this point of view. I am sickened,
> however, that I am endlessly prevented from voting for anyone I really want
> in
> the office, lest I "waste" my vote. I also think it would be a tremendous
> boon
> to our (virtually) one-party system to force a true alternative. To that
> end,
> I intend to use the same strategy this year that I employed in the last
> presidential election: take advantage of my time zone.
> When I became disgusted with Bill Clinton for conducting a presidency
> somewhere to the right of Gerald Ford's (no kidding; check their records), I
> became interested in Nader. I was afraid, however, that a vote for Nader was
> a
> vote for Dole. I waited until the last hour I could vote, and when I was
> sure
> we were safe, I went to the polls and voted for Nader. I recommend the same
> strategy this year. "But wait", you may say, "it will be too close to play
> that game." Perhaps, but why go into this, more than a month away from the
> election, determined to vote Gore? We don't need to resign ourselves to that
> yet. And if Nader's percentages are high enough- well, there's a lot for
> real
> liberals to gain.
> Just a thought.
> If anyone wishes to reply off list, please e-mail me at
> bsalyers@pacbell.net.
> Thanks.
> 
> 
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