From: trevor@rageaudio.com.au   
      
   On 23/09/2024 11:37 pm, mINE109 wrote:   
   > On 9/18/24 7:10 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:   
   >> On 19/09/2024 12:35 am, mINE109 wrote:   
   >>> On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Nonetheless, the corruption of the Electoral College continues   
   >>>> unabated.   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes. the structural problems are ongoing. Both of the last two   
   >>> presidential elections turned on small numbers of voters in swing   
   >>> states despite large popular vote leads.   
   >>>   
   >>> Perhaps the population threshold for admission to the union could   
   >>> have been higher in the past.   
   >>   
   >> **Well, it seems a better system could be devised. Ours seems to work   
   >> quite well. However, voting is compulsory over here. Which people   
   >> really don't seem to mind too much. And, like the US, voting   
   >> irregularities are virtually non-existent. That said, voting, in   
   >> Australia, seems to be rather different to the US system. The   
   >> 'Democracy sausage' is a common sight at most polling booths. Usually,   
   >> the BBQ is operated by a charitable group, such as Rotary or The Lions   
   >> and a nice time is had by most.   
   >>   
   >> Is George still around? Everyone seems to have disappeared.   
   >   
   > All the regulars are gone. Setting up a Usenet account was presumably a   
   > bridge too far for many.   
   >   
   >   
      
   **Well, that's a bit sad. I loved talking TV with George and I loved   
   listening to Scotty's ever increasingly insane defence of Donald.   
      
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