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Re: CHAT (POLITICS!!!): Putting the duh in Florida

From:And Rosta <a.rosta@...>
Date:Saturday, December 9, 2000, 17:56
Adrian:
> John Cowan: > > > > This reminds me of my pet idea: allocate a bunch of new electoral votes > > > for citizens of other nations. After all, who is President of the U.S. > > > affects everyone on the planet. > > I assure you, the last thing non-Americans want is an election in which we > have to be attentive to US affairs and be aware of US culture...
Lots of non-Americans, me included, are very keen on US culture, especially the more exportable aspects (e.g. _Friends_, E. A. Poe, John Cowan, Orson Welles, James McCawley, bits of the Constitution, as opposed to rife firearms and assassination & lack of affordable health care). --And.