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Iwon the Florida State Lottery! I'm now a multi-millionaire! Can you believe it?! I'm bouncing off the walls here! You see, my ticket doesn't have the exact winning numbers on it, but I meant to pick those winning numbers. The ticket was very confusing when I was filling it out and so I ended up with the wrong numbers on my card. But since I really meant to pick those other numbers, they're going to give me the money anyway! They really shouldn't make those darn cards so hard to fill out! Even though I was confused, I didn't ...

There has been much media talk of need to abolish the Electoral College and go forth with the popular vote only. A couple of thoughts on this issue with the understanding that the U.S. is a republic and NOT a democracy: (1) Minority views are espoused, defended and recognized loudly, regularly, and legally through such organizations as NAACP, ACLU, gay & lesbian groups, anti-religious groups, etc. The main theory of such organizations is that the minority groups must not be trod upon by the wicked mean majority (generally the conservative right wing). Liberal groups (especially those mentioned above) espousing "doing ...

There has been much media talk of need to abolish the Electoral College and go forth with the popular vote only. A couple of thoughts on this issue with the understanding that the U.S. is a republic and NOT a democracy: (1) Minority views are espoused, defended and recognized loudly, regularly, and legally through such organizations as NAACP, ACLU, gay & lesbian groups, anti-religious groups, etc. The main theory of such organizations is that the minority groups must not be trod upon by the wicked mean majority (generally the conservative right wing). Liberal groups (especially those mentioned above) espousing "doing ...

Clause 3: No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.