Following the 2000 election a popular bumper sticker in Florida read, “If you think we can’t vote, wait ‘til you see us drive.” But nobody’s laughing now. Unless the Democratic-controlled House votes to hold a new election, Republican Vern Buchanan will represent Florida’s 13th congressional district in the 110th Congress. Buchanan “won” election by beating Democrat Christine Jennings by 369… return to article
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Reader Comments (4)Page 1 of 1 pagesDemocrat vs. republican is a smokescreen. democrat will give you the boot without the bootstraps and republicans give you the bootstrap w/o the boot. in the end the status quo remains the same and no major shake in the current parties can really help the truly disenfranchised.
Posted by chessfrog on Dec 19, 2006 at 9:57 AM if you are familiar with the preamble it is the government that is to promote the general welfare of its citizens. bm did you respond to rh?
Posted by chessfrog on Dec 21, 2006 at 10:49 AM Repeal that preamble. Yeah, I’ve spent way too much responding
to the Horse. A donkey is more intelligent.
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