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Al Gore's Missed Opportunity of a Lifetime - 06/25/2004 5:55 PM Al Gore missed the opportunity of a lifetime. Few people have had such a wonderful opportunity laid out before them on a platter that virtually assured fame, fortune and power. He had not the wisdom to see or seize it. In 2000 we had a presidential election like none in the history of our country. Despite our modern technology we didnt know for well over a month, which candidate won the presidential election! Here are the facts: Al Gore received more of the popular votes; George W. Bush received more electoral votes. Our Constitution stipulates how our nation elects a President, and it is electoral votes that matter. There are those who claim the Supreme Court appointed George W. Bush President and/or that he is not a legitimate/legal President. This is utter foolishness. Even if you change every court decision to favor Al Gore and disfavor George W. Bush two things are clear: Al Gore got more popular votes and George W. Bush received more Electoral votes. There is not one calculation that changes these facts. George W. Bush is President of the United States because according to the Constitution, he should be. What did Al Gore do when it was finally determined that he lost the election? He whined and complained, he called foul and gave hateful speeches cheered by those who loved him, and more importantly, hated George W. Bush. And here lies the great lost opportunity. Al Gore should have held on until the final decision was made. Once the decision was made, he should have vocally supported the decision. He should not have whined and complained. He should not have cried and bemoaned the unfairness of it all. He should have led a long overdue cause the elimination of the Electoral College! He should have used the support of those who voted for him (remember that majority of voters? A lot of those who supported George W. Bush would have jumped on the bandwagon as well. Al Gore could have been the man to change the Constitution to eliminate the Electoral College and made the next election one based on the popular vote. Who do you think might have won that presidential race? Perhaps Al Gore. But should the Electoral College be eliminated? Without a doubt. When you consider the primitive communications when the Constitution was created, and frankly existed until the last 50 or so years, we needed it. But we live in a time when the results of an election are known throughout the world long before the polls are closed, we no longer need it. It is a vestigial segment of our Constitution. The balance of power is maintained by a Congress that is made up of a house (determined by population) and a Senate (two per state, regardless of population). Al Gore had this opportunity handed to him. He had nothing much during his election, but after he lost he was short of guaranteed of winning the next time and having the satisfaction of changing the Constitution for the better. But lacking the vision to do so, he has lost any credibility he might have once had and is as irrelevant as the current Democratic candidate, John Kerry. And what do we still have, with no sign of a change anytime soon? An outdated process of electing a President. Oh well, had I to choose between losing the Electoral College and having Al Gore as President, Id probably stick with the Electoral College myself. Thanks, Al. kcuhC, chuck@kcuhc.com |