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Presidential Election 2000 between George Bush and Al Gore is one this country will not soon forget . . .
People who were never interested in politics were now being educated in the step by step details of Election Law and the Constitution of the United States. We also learned that fairness does not always have anything to do with the outcome. We learned that the Judicial at local, state and federal levels is political . . .surprise, surprise. We learned which Justices were put in their jobs by Democratic Presidents and which were put in their jobs by Republican Presidents. . . this told us which way they were going to hand down their decisions. We learned that not all citizens of the United States have the same type of machines to vote on, the same system of registration, one state, North Dakota, does not even have a voter registration, and that the older outdated machines are found most of the time in minority neighborhoods. We learned some of what attorney's can and can't do in this type of case and we were allowed to sit in on some of the lower court hearings. . . hey, it was more interesting than most of the regular programs. But above all, we learned what a candidate running for public office must be ready to endure. Being a candidate may have its glamorous moments, its powerful moments, but when all is said and done, your fate is in the hands of the party with the most political appointees, when the will of the people is not heard. By the way, what are your thoughts? Go To Page: 1
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