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Originally Posted by smooth
It's amazing that people can't understand that when a president, who is supposed to and claims to represent all the people in the country, proceeds on a course of action that doesn't represent the will of all the people in that nation, regardless of the fact that more than 50 million people voted for him, he is disenfranchising them.
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The only problem is that there is no such animal.
Smooth -
What course of action could President Bush pursue that would reperesent your will and mine equally? You and I believe very differently; our will cannot be followed by a single candidate. It is an either/or situation based on the winner.
If Kerry had won, then you would more likely have your will pursued and I would be "disenfranchised". Conversely, with President Bush, my will (sort of) wins and yours loses.
I do not see any scenario with a President that would satisfy both of our "wills" equally. A little over half voted for him, so therefore, by majority, their "will" is more likely to be followed.
He can represent "all" people, but he (regardless of who "he" is) cannot please all of the people all of the time.