Orwell wrote:
skafather84 wrote:
Orwell wrote:
This possibility has cropped up several times in our history, most famously in Plessy vs Ferguson and the Dredd Scott Case.
And also in Bush v Gore.
Yes, but the SCotUS has not yet acknowledged their blatant failing in that case, and are unlikely ever to do so.
Besides court issues, I was a witness to the 2004 election in Ohio, which if you recall was the decisive state that handed Bush his second term. There were a number of very disturbing irregularities that seemed to amount to rather open election fraud. As one example, in my area official-looking signs were placed in and around polling locations with the intent of deceiving Kerry supporters and thus disenfranchising them. Despite being a blatant violation of federal election laws, these signs were left undisturbed by poll workers. And when the results came in there were quite a few counties (especially in the north) reporting completely nonsensical tallies, indicating direct vote-rigging.
And in the end, all Ruyven is really looking to say is "might makes right". Which...he seems to be right. Though, you gotta admit: it's fairly cunning in execution in the matter of controlling the rest of the country in the matter.
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