[scab4faa]

Everyone I have talked too ( R & D )says this is the dumbest idea they have ever heard but no one knows where it came from or who proposed it. Can someone who is smarter than me find this out for me?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

If the presidential election is as close as some predict, Amendment 36 could decide the election's outcome.

And this is exactly why the liberal wankers in Colorado proposed it and pushed to get it on the ballot.

The fact that it takes effect, if passed, THIS election only exposes them for what they are. And what their creedo is:

1. Obfuscate, misdirect if you can, lie if you have to.
2. If that fails, change the rules.

[Boundless]

So the solution is to appeal to a fed judge who does have
jurisdiction.

The measure is unconstitutional. Only legislatures are
authorized to determine the method of selecting electors.

> ... and more legal challenges could be on the way because
> the proposal would take effect immediately if approved.

Violates federal election law regarding changes prior
to elections, not to mention that it's ex-post-facto
for every vote cast before the outcome is clear. The
voters have no way to no what rules they are voting under.

Basically, a vote for this is a vote for post-election
chaos (if the outcome is tight), ending in a judicial
reversal to status quo.

If the sponsors of this wanted anything else but chaos,
they would have made it effective 2008, not 2004.

[goldfinch]

Amendment 36 is trailing in the polls. Republicans are solidly against it. Some Democrats are starting to speak against it as well. Coors and Salazar both oppose it and have put together an ad saying that opposing Amendment 36 is one idea they can both agree on.

Bluntly, this was sponsored by Californians to see if they could get the Democrats a few more electoral votes. Colorado folks are smart enough to see through it.

Amendment 36 is a non-factor in this election.

[jan in Colorado]

The good news is I really don't think this will pass. Both Denver papers are against it and even the very radical left-wing paper from the People's Republic of Boulder doesn't endorse it.

This amendment would be political suicide for Colorado since it would basically leave us with one electoral vote (it would always be split 5-4)

The only reason it got on the ballot is they sent people from Calf. with a petition asking people if they wanted their vote to count. To the average Joe on the street it sounded good so they got their signatures. It is amazing how ignorant people are of how the electoral college works. The people voting for it are the people that shouldn't be voting to begin with because they have no clue what's going on, they just vote how they're told to vote.

I'm praying that Bush wins by a landslide so those cheating Democrats can't attempt to steal this election.