From dgw1@nyu.edu Fri Sep 13 17:49:03 2002 Received: from mailscan1.cac.washington.edu (mailscan1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.16]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.08) with SMTP id g8E0n297020712 for ; Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:49:02 -0700 Received: FROM mxu1.u.washington.edu BY mailscan1.cac.washington.edu ; Fri Sep 13 17:49:02 2002 -0700 Received: from mx1.nyu.edu (MX1.NYU.EDU [128.122.108.102]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.06) with ESMTP id g8E0n1R8014882 for ; Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:49:01 -0700 Received: from computer (DIALN-ASYNC012.DIAL.NET.NYU.EDU [216.165.3.16]) by mx1.nyu.edu (Switch-2.2.1/Switch-2.2.0) with SMTP id g8E0mxP10355 for ; Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:48:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <02df01c25b87$cded78c0$3b03a5d8@computer> From: "Diana Wright" To: References: <3D82859E.4080009@methymna.com> Subject: Re: Et in Terra Pax Hominibus Bonae Voluntatis Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:43:54 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 > > or perhaps the Boule, though I don't recall > > voting for any electoral college members, or are they chosen by > > sortition?) > > > Then you didn't read your ballot carefully- the ballot quite explicitly > says something about voting for electors for a particular candidate, not > voting for the candidate himself (or herself). The electors themselves > are chosen by the party, I believe, and they are chosen for their > ability to follow instructions without thinking. This little provision is, as a matter of fact, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, all of which I suggest you become acquainted with sooner rather than after they have put it where we can't find it. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment12/ DW .