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To: Poohbah
You didn't understand my point. 20,000 people coming from outside a state with the sole purpose of influencing the political life of that state will likely generate 40,000 contrarian votes from the people who already live there.

You didn't understand my point either. The 20,000 will likely be but the tip of the iceburg, the *first wave*.

The possibility of 40,000 *contrarian votes* won't be much of a problem if there are 400,000 of those new chum voters overwhelming them by the end of the decade- if America still has anything resembling free or honest elections by then.

But my interest in relocating is not at all *solely* for the purpose of influencing the political life in that location, but in making it possible to reside and remain there with a minimum of external interference. I expect that'll be a common cause with many long-term residents, and an answer to their prayers.

-archy-/-

402 posted on 11/20/2002 12:42:22 PM PST by archy
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To: archy
The 20,000 will likely be but the tip of the iceburg

Once they get the UFO people to join with them?

404 posted on 11/20/2002 12:45:52 PM PST by Roscoe
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To: archy
You didn't understand my point either. The 20,000 will likely be but the tip of the iceburg, the *first wave*.

I highly doubt that. The most likely result of 20,000 people moving into the state is those 20,000 people moving back out of the state in a few years.

The possibility of 40,000 *contrarian votes* won't be much of a problem if there are 400,000 of those new chum voters overwhelming them by the end of the decade

Like I said, the only state you could take over with that many votes is Wyoming--and there are very good reasons for Wyoming having as low a population as it does, most of which relate to the free market. Increasing the population of Wyoming by 400,000 or so would require a program of public largesse--and lots of it--in order to achieve the goal.

if America still has anything resembling free or honest elections by then.

Well, it looks like you have a handy excuse for failure already primed up: "the elections were stolen by the EE-VIL Republicans and Democrats."

406 posted on 11/20/2002 12:49:16 PM PST by Poohbah
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To: archy
But my interest in relocating is not at all *solely* for the purpose of influencing the political life in that location, but in making it possible to reside and remain there with a minimum of external interference. I expect that'll be a common cause with many long-term residents, and an answer to their prayers.

So, you and a few thousand of your buddies want to move in from outside, displace the current constituents, and take over the control of the state govt. to avoid "external" interference.

Hypocrite. I expect the long term residents of Idaho, whom I know quite well, will despise you.

414 posted on 11/20/2002 2:51:59 PM PST by LexBaird
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