OT: Voting results in NH

[Jerry Feldman]

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:28:29 +0900
Derek Martin <invalid at pizzashack.org> wrote:

> Democracy died a long, long time ago.  
The United States has been a republic since June 21, 1788 when New
Hampshire ratified the constitution. When we vote for the president, all
we do is vote for electors. They then cast their votes for the
president. So, no one on this list voted for George Bush for president
in 2000 unless that person was actually one of the electors. 
In 1788, women did not have the vote. Many people who did not own
property likewise did not have the vote. Candidates were selected in the
various party conventions. And several presidents did not have the
popular vote majority. 

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