Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 11:43:07 -0500 (EST)
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: Re: Carpus Politicus




On Fri, 6 Nov 1998, Chuck0 wrote:

> Down here in D.C. the voters approved the medical marijuana referendum, but
> the city won't release the results because Federal law prohibits them from
> doing so.


Wow.  I thought that was Washington state.  I was planning on retiring
there with the wife who is from Seattle/Renton.  I mean I thought I could
get all of the treatment for old-age diseases I needed right out of a
pipe...No way in hell I'm headed east to die.

> In other news, mark you calendars now, the 2000 Republican Convention is
> being held in Philadelphia. Some of us plan to embarrass them big time.
> Join us as we hold a funeral for the big parties.

Yeah, Indianapolis got beat out due to the election returns being so bad
for the repubs--they now need a bigger media market.
 
> Voter turnout on Tuesday was around 36% across the U.S., the lowest since
> 1942. Once again the anarchists won, since a majority of the population
> still believes that American "democracy" is a sham.

I disagree.  To me most non-voting americans seem to think things are
developed to a point they can't comprehend the magnitude and scope of
things.  I don't think they've got to the point of understanding what's
happening enough to realize they're helpless in any meaningful way.   I
think this is one step behind where you put them.


carp