This board is quiet-- so how bout this election?!?!?

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Posted by colleen.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.

Posted on 11/8/2000 1:53 PM MST



So let's not get into an argument about who should win and how shouldn't--
But what does everyone think of the electoral college system vs. the popular vote?

If this is a true democracy-- shouldn't what the PEOPLE say, go..?

And what kind of country would be have if it was led by a president who people don't feel won the right?

And now to relate this to FIRST-- which canidate (if any) do you think has/had the best interest of the future of America in mind? There's so much focus on things that don't matter--
hey mr.president, instead of cutting the taxes or wasting our money, why don't we start helping some kids go to college? start from ground up.. let's get our schools up-to-date books.. let's pay our teachers a little more for all their efforts.. let's make sure kids can read the high school diplomas they receive.. let's make college a little more affordable for the middle and lower classes of America.. i worked hard in high school, made good grades, worked ALL the time and all my summers, and yes, I may not be able to attend college next semester-- why kind of world is this?

But then again-- the people vote and it's not respected--

so what do all the other registered voters think?

(For the record-- I voted for Gore; I completely dislike Bush.. but this electoral college has got to go.)