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Re: Suggestion for Breaking Microsoft's Monopoly
de lugnut 05/29/2006 04:09
On Mon, 29 May 2006 01:57:55 -0400, Al Klein
<rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
>On 29 May 2006 03:24:08 GMT, "badgolferman"
><REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Al Klein, 5/28/2006,10:51:22 PM, wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 28 May 2006 10:51:21 GMT, "DaveH" <xxxdaveoh@swbell.net(axe
>>> the x's)> wrote:
>>>
>>> > After spending hundreds of millions of dollars to convict
>>> > Microsoft, our illustrious president took office, appointed John
>>> > Ashcroft as Attorney General and proceeded to effectively drop the
>>> > case. And we reelect him - go figure!
>>>
>>> Did we? That's the question.
>>
>>Absolutely! The most popular votes for a President ever.
>
>I didn't ask whether he received the most votes, I asked if we voted
>for him. The questions are different.
Technically, in this country, we do not and have never voted
for a president nor, against a president. We vote for
electors in the electoral college. Although they generally
do, these representatives are not concretely bound to cast
their vote for a particular person and, for good reason, may
vote for another person that may not have even been on the
ballot.
Lugnut