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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 2000
Page
6
The piece questions whether every vote counts as the Florida recount tightens margins for Bush over Gore and prompts possible challenges nationwide. It ponders impacts on Congress, party dynamics, and the public mood while noting the close national race and uncertainty about future legal actions and outcomes.
In 1975 Lawrence City Manager Buford Watson said he did not object to a committee investigation of city management as requested by the United Public Employees Assn. of Lawrence. The agency had been denied official bargaining recognition by a 3-2 city commission vote. Watson stated such a probe did not seem justified but he would not oppose it.
Washington reports a heated campaign as Hoover faces defeat and Roosevelt looms with voters urging sweeping change. The piece notes three certainties amid uncertainties: one president, two fragile legislatures, and rising bitterness from a relentlessly competitive national contest. The text cites Florida as a potential dent in Al Gore’s standing compared to Ralph Nader’s votes.
George Will argues that moving to direct popular vote or proportional electoral votes would invite minor party splinters and muddy mandates. He notes the Senate outlook, potential shifts if Lieberman or Carnahan vacate seats, and praises constitutional democracy as the system that produced a parity between parties despite a president elected without a majority.
Geneva Overholser argues that President Clinton correctly vetoed the Intelligence Authorization Act’s broad anti leak provisions. She notes the measure would have criminalized disclosure of all properly classified information, risking censorship of critical reporting and public oversight while failing to solve real security flaws.
A letters page features Kate Mather praising Kids Voting at Hillcrest Elementary and noting turnout at The Mustard Seed church, while criticizing site planning for accessibility and ballot readability. Frank Wright commends youth participation, and Elizabeth Ferguson condemns paid calls aimed at influencing voters, urging honest elections.
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