Back essay by Carl Pridemore
Now we have a recount where the intention of the voter is to be
decided. Who is deciding intent? Each county’s election board will
make that decision. Wait a minute. The county election board is
determining the manner of voter intent? Is that equal protection under
the law? Is it even supported by law? I don’t think so. We should
look at the law. This is from the U.S. Constitution, Article II,
Section 1, Clause 2.
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner
as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal
to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the
State may be entitled in the Congress:
but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of
Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an
Elector.
Wow, that says clearly, election laws are to be written by each
state’s own legislature? You do remember there was a certified, legal
election?
Remember watching the process on television? Five or six people were
holding up the voter cards and trying to reach consensus on the intent
of the voter. It was subjective. It was also very time consuming.
Team Gore knows time is running out. What do you mean time is running
out? Well, each state’s electoral board is required to vote on the
same day. But every vote must be counted, right?
