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04-01.-2005, 12:37 AM
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Re: Is Ukraine more democratic than the United States?
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"Agincourt" <agincourt.dont@spam.agincourt.net> wrote in message news:1mrgt01qmc6jlm567vqb8hru1iqekn9dje@4ax.com... > In 2000 the United States supreme court ruled, along partisan lines, > that a vote recount of unread ballots, in a state governed by Bush's > brother, should cease. This granted the Presidency to George W Bush. > > > In 2004 Ukraine's supreme court ruled unanimously to set aside the > result of the presidential election, and ordered a re-run, after > widespread allegations of voting irregularities. > > > There is little doubt that Ukraine's second round election was > corrupt. Indeed, the transport minister was found shot dead, > apparently suicide, on December 27th after allegations that he > allocated trains to ferry voters around the country to vote more than > once. > > > There are no such allegations of corruption in the United States' > election of 2000. However, there is a widely held belief that legal > gerrymandering by both sides in the bipartisan election was > commonplace. Furthermore, in the contested state, inferior equipment > was on hand at polling stations in poorer areas. The result was that > the less advantaged, more likely to vote for the Democrats, were more > likely to have their ballots unread. > > > So while George Bush won fairly under unfair rules, Viktor Yanukovych > won unfairly under fair rules. > > > But while the US Supreme Court was notorious in its failure to act, > the Ukrainian Supreme Court is applauded for acting decisively and > democracy was given to the Ukrainian people according to their will. > > > Democracy is alive and well in the Ukraine and sick in the US. > > > Individual US states would be well advised to apply for re-admitance > to the British Commonwealth if they aspire to a greater model of > democracy. They would find the Commonwealth welcoming and taxes > unpaid since 1773 may well be forgiven. |
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