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In reply to the discussion: Regardless of whether Al Gore or Ralph Nader was to blame for "losing" the 2000 election... [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Catherine Harris, who ran that felon list and prevented people from voting, mostly black and Latino, likely democrats, for crimes they were to commit this decade. Either Harris was genius and could see into the future, or that was a crime, for real. Not an imaginary one.
The SCOTUS should have never intervened in a state matter, the top court for elections is the State Supreme Court, not the United States Supreme Court. This minor technicality is quite serious.
Then there is the matter of the 70K democrats who voted for Bush. I guess those were A-ok since they voted for Bush and not the crazy lefty.
Of course let's not forget the Brooks Brothers Riot, all of these folks were aides to Republicans members of Congress, that should have been the real bid hint even to Conservadems who are fixated on the wrong thing.
Should I add all those Jews for Buchanan who voted this way due to a purposely ill defined ballot? Even Buchanan admitted those votes were likely not intended.
I will concede to you that there were enemies of democracy and there was a coup, but your fixation on Nader is quite in the wrong place. On the other hand, those who would like to perpetrate this again, including CIA old tricks, can... because you will not be alert for the actual crimes.