Paul Johnson wrote:
> That paragraph contradicts itself because the second sentence assumes third
> parties don't exist, whereas in the EC, it doesn't matter how many votes
> third parties get, the EC won't vote for them. They haven't voted for a
> third party since last time we had a Whig president. Yeah, remember the Whig
> party? Not me, unless you count US History...
Jeez, Paul, are you ignorant or what? Didn't I just point out just a day
or two ago that in the '70s one member of the EC voted for the Libertarian
Party? In fact it is because of that vote the Libertarian Party holds the
distinction of having not only run and gotten a EC vote for the first female
Vice-President candidate but the first person of the Jewish faith to get such
a vote. Don't believe me?
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Candidates_Vice1880.htm
"1972 Theodora (Tonie) Nathan, United States of America
For the Libertarian in 1972. In January she became the first woman in US
History to receive an electoral vote in the Electoral College, and also making
her the first Jewish person to receive an electoral vote and to gain a
nomination to run as Vice-President."
I'm betting in your world view Joseph Lieberman was the first. Still
gonna say I don't keep up with current world events, Paul?
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