Chapter 10

Bush v Gore 2000 Election

I think Gore was cheated out of the election of 2000, he won the popular vote with 50,999,897 votes whereas Bush only had 50,456,002 votes. No wonder people even though short - term lost hope in the election process, the election was a joke to the democracy our country is supposed to have! I felt Gore won as did the many Americans that voted for him. He was treated unfair and it was a direct violation of the Constitution, therefore, I do not agree the dissenting opinion. It was unfair and wrong because the majority of votes went to Gore and Bush won the election you cannot be any clearer than that!

Election Fundraising  

I think fundraising with a national deficit at an all time high is the craziest thing American's can stand by ans let happen. I think if we would spend more time in raising funds for American citizens maybe we could see the light at the end of the blacked out tunnel on the deficit. If you add all the monies the government has spent on elections and placed them in the national treasurer I honestly think we would not be up to our elbows in debit! Raise money for the starving children and homeless in our country! I honestly feel that Framer's would smirk at the cost of election these days however there are plenty of things they would smirk at in our society. I feel good candidates are prevented from running of course it does.

Voting 

There is only a few pinpointed reasons why there is apathy in the voting ways of Americans. There are several factors that determine the turnout of voters during elections. The economy I feel has a major part in this, people are looking for someone to make money and if they think voting someone in office will change this then they will get out and vote to support their beliefs. There is no way to really rectify the fluctuation being that it has been an ongoing occurrence since voting began in 1976.