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This should explain it pretty thoroughly. I found it when I was needing a refresher myself! :)Quote:
Originally posted by anna_66
Would anyone care to inform me how exactly the electorial votes work?
Hey! Thanks Micki:D
Of COURSE he KNEW he was going to win. He KNEW he was going to win in 00 too. :rolleyes:
Just keep telling yourselves, only 4 more years... just hope that whoever come in in 08 (GO HILARY!) can fix this country.
Oh, Good Grief! What are you talking about when you say "he KNEW"???? How could anyone know??? He won the popular vote, for goodness sake, which did NOT happen in 2000. It just amazes me how some people want to try and ridicule the election results when it was so evident what the majority voted for!Quote:
Originally posted by heinz57_79
Of COURSE he KNEW he was going to win. He KNEW he was going to win in 00 too. :rolleyes:
Just keep telling yourselves, only 4 more years... just hope that whoever come in in 08 (GO HILARY!) can fix this country.
Who wins the majority vote doesn't matter.
Bush won the electoral college and Kerry conceded. So whether we like it or not, Bush won the election.
Am I wrong? Did he not win the popular vote by 3.5 Million votes in addition to the Electoral College?????
Yes, Bush did. I'm just saying in regards to who wins a presidential election, winning the majority vote doesn't matter.
I loathe to bring it up for fear of being accused of "not letting go" but Gore won the majority vote in 2000, but he did not win the electoral college so he did not win the election.
It is difficult to do one without the other but it is possible.
There are plenty of Internet rumors flying about who won the election. The main source is Greg Palast, who of course did the documentary "Bush Family Fortunes," and is a liberal. So, his opinions may not be considered anything more than opinions by most. All that matters in reality is that Kerry conceded, and Bush has won. Now we just have to move forward.
Anyway here is a link so you all can see what I am referring to.
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/kerry_won_.php
is anyone at all concerned about the environment? Bush wants to drill Alaska even though he's been told the amount of oil there is miniscuele (sp) and not worthy of drilling. And it disrupts the natural flights and landings of flocks of geese that have been using a particular part of the land (that he wants to tear down) for god knows how many hundreds of years...
He has undone many if not all of the bills that Clinton put into place for a better environment. Houston now has worse pollution than Los Angeles. (from lifting regulations- NICE move)
The amount of oil in ANWAR is far from miniscule, and with modern drilling techniques drilling can be done with minimum environmental inpact.
As far as the air in houston goes, anyone who's ever been there can vouch for the fact that it has never been a garden spot, and then governor bush was extremely limited in how he could impact it. A Governor CANNOT ignore federal law.
As for ANWAR their are two arguments pro and con,
just depends on which side you want to believe or
are their alternatives.
UCdavis. articles:
http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu/~GEL1...iscussion.html
Of course there are alternatives to increased drilling, especially considering that developing ANWR would be about a 10 year project. One major problem with alternative energy sources, however, is that the same environmental groups that are screaming about drilling in ANWR are at the same time suing to stop the CA wind farms, trying to stop a wind farm in Nantucket sound, stopping development on safer nuclear plants, etc.
There are alternatives, however we aren't being allowed to explore those either.
I am willing to help for an alternative.
Even though it's only a dent..
(no more gas gozzlers for me)
Even if it cost a little more my next car will be a hybrid. :)
P.S. I realize this is a change of subject, but that is
one thing that makes me :mad:
Their are alternatives to many of our problems.
(such as alternatives to the energy and drought
problems in CA.)
But powerful lobbyists get in the way when it comes
to the almighty $$$ and we the the people want
our comforts even though it might not be the best
for the enviroment.
JMHO
In realtive terms, yes Anwar's oil reserve is miniscule. The US contains less than 3% of the world's total oil reserve, while at the same time being the world's greatest consumer. As long as we are dependent on oil, we will continue be held hostage by OPEC and the middle east oil producing nations. The most optimistic estimates target Anwar's total reserve at providing perhaps, 6 months to 1 year's worth of energy with the country running at full capacity. Most of Alaska's north slope has already been set aside for oil development as it is and oil from ANWAR's coastal plain will do little to reduce the U.S. need for oil from other countries. We cannot drill our way out of the energy canundrum.
It's sad to see how the "environmental movement" has become foder for jokes by such notable, enlightened conservative commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, who is quick to label us as "environmental whackos." (Apparently the earth is totally self sustaining, according to Mr. Limbaugh, no matter how great our pillaging, plundering and polluting.) No Mr. Limbaugh, I am not a tree hugging, granola eating, sandal wearing nut. I care about the air that I breathe, the water that I drink and the land I love.
In fact, the father of the environmental movement, the nation's first notable conservationist, was also one of our greatest presidents, the progressive Republican Teddy Roosevelt.
In his seven years as President, Teddy Roosevelt increased the national forests by 148 million acres, added five national parks, 1.4 million acres of national monuments, 400,000 acres of wildlife refuges, and 1.5 million acres of land reclaimed by irrigation. The amount of land protected by Roosevelt's conservationist work is close to the size of Texas--more than 151 million acres.
Even before becoming President, as Gov. of NY, his efforts at protecting and conserving our wildlife and undeveloped land, was without precedence.
"In the 1890s, public confidence in the state’s forest commission and its attitude toward conservation was particularly low. Laws were circumvented and land set aside in the Catskills and Adirondacks as forest preserve was being sold to private developers. In 1894, the Legislature enacted the "forever wild" clause in the state constitution and the efforts of Governor Roosevelt, including his reform of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, began meaningful change.
In addition to strengthening the forest commission, Governor Roosevelt won approval of environmental reforms including preserving the Palisades against development, preventing the dumping of sawmill waste into streams of the Adirondacks and Catskills. He was vehement about concerns for pollution of the state’s waterways, many of which had become, in his words, "little more than open sewers." In this regard, he issued an order prohibiting the discharge of untreated sewage, domestic waste or manufacturing refuse into Saratoga Lake or its tributaries which flowed into the Hudson River because of potential affect on drinking water. He also ordered the Saratoga Springs and Ballston Spa to install sewage treatment facilities and forced tanneries and pulp mills in the area to treat their waste before discharging them into the waters."
The environmental movement was apparently, spearheaded by a REPULICAN! Having lived on the banks of the Hudson Riverm ost of my life, I was one of those who directly benefited from his efforts to preserve and protect the magnifcent Palisade Cliffs. If you've ever had the pleasure and privilege of visiting any of a number of our magnificent Natl. Parks, thank Teddy Roosevelt!
And thanks to a Democratic President, Pres. John Kennedy, 43,500 acres of seashore, dunes, marsh have been preserved and protected for all time. Now I too, am assured that this magnicent land, the Cape Cod National Seashore, will forever be free from the pollution and exclusionary ramifications of multi million dollar "trophy homes." I may walk and comb the same beaches and shoreline as Thoreau, who was inspired to write some of his most inspirational works, here on Cape Cod.
So it seems that environmentalism cannot be dissmissively labeled a liberal, left wing issue. Men and women of both political persuasions have historically put the health of the earth at the forefront. It is an issue held dear by all who wish to respect and protect one of God's greatest gifts to us all, this magnificent earth.
Yes Leslie, the environment is right there near the top of MY list of "moral values issues," a topic that sadly, garned little if any attention during the campaign. Much to his credit, it was a Republican Pres., Pres. Nixon, who set into the motion and made law, the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act whose regulations, strict guidelines and standards are now, after 30 years of progress, in peril of being rolled back by the Bush administration. In fact it was the Nixon administration which created the Environmental Protection Agency. on 1970 by Exectutive Order.
From the EPA's website...
"In 1970 President Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by Executive Order. An executive order is an order issued by a government's chief executive, intended to give attention to a certain law or body of laws and directs federal agencies how to implement them. The formation of EPA marked a dramatic change in national policy regarding the control of air pollution. Whereas previous federal involvement had been mostly in advisory and educational roles, the new EPA emphasized stringent enforcement of air pollution laws. The EPA was assigned the daunting task of repairing the damage already done to the natural environment and establishing new criteria to guide Americans in making a cleaner environment a reality. A few weeks later the United States Congress passed the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1970. The passage of the CAAA of 1970 marked the beginning of modern efforts to control air pollution".
We wring our hands and pull out our hair, worrying about the harazdous affects of "second hand smoke" upon our health while we seem far less than concerned about the toxins being dumped into our waterways, released into our atmoshphere by industy!!!
If you'd liketo learn more about the Clean Air Act, the Bush administration's efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act and what you can do to about it, click here...Save the Clean Air Act