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[Jim Lane]

15. I have a couple questions for you about the 2000 election.

You and pnwmom each noted causes of the 2000 disaster other than the votes of five Supreme Court Justices. So my first question is: Does noting such other causes (Nader's decision to run, Harris's decision to purge thousands of black voters, etc.) constitute letting the Supreme Court off the hook? My own opinion is that the conclusion doesn't follow -- one can identify multiple causes without exonerating the Court or Harris or anyone else. If I'm right, then your criticism of pnwmom makes no sense; if I'm wrong, your criticism is valid but would be equally valid if applied to your own post.

My second question notes the context in which this came up. The point of pnwmom's post was that a small number of voters can swing an election. Do you disagree with that point? If you can't dispute it but just can't bear to see anything that might remotely be construed as criticizing Nader, then think of Al Franken's win in the Senate election.