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In 1928, Charles King Was Re-elected President Of Liberia With A Majority Of 600,000.
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In 1928, Charles King was re-elected President of Liberia with a
majority of 600,000. His opponent claimed that the vote had been
rigged as there were only 15,000 people eligible to vote!
Related:
The following appeared in the editorial section of Monroetown's local newspaper.
"Mayor Brown was recently re-elected by a clear majority of 52 percent of Monroetown's voters....
An elected official is one who got 51% of the vote cast by 42% of the 67 percent of the people who are eligible to vote.
When you calculate the odds, you are just damn lucky to get anyone to run for any office....
Some people vote in elections only to establish eligibility to complain about who got elected.
In a Democracy, decisions are made by a majority. Not by a majority of the people, but by a majority of that minority enfranchised to vote.
Not just those who can vote. The minority is made up entirely of those who do vote, and that is quite a minority indeed that makes the decisions for a Democracy....
Truth is not determined by majority vote. -- Doug Gwy
It is better to vote for someone you like and have them not elected than to vote for someone you dislike and have them elected.
Bart didn't get one vote? Oh, this is the worst thing that could ever happen to us!
-- Homer, on Bart failing to be elected class president, "Lisa's Substitute...
Martin's Poster: A Vote for Bart is a Vote for Anarchy!
Bart's Poster: A Vote for Bart is a Vote for Anarchy!...
Don't vote - it only encourages them!