[hoosierham]

Lousiana was originally French ,the political subdivisions happen to be parishes instead of counties ;counties come from the English style of gov't.

I LIKE the idea of requiring the winner to garner 50% PLUS 1;if that was national, clinton wouldn't have made it!

[blam]

"Lousiana was originally French ,the political subdivisions happen to be parishes instead of counties ;counties come from the English style of gov't."

The first capital of Louisiana (1699) is just down the road from me here on Mobile Bay. It was on Dauplin Island, Alabama.