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ELECTORAL COLLEGE DEBATE
GROWS TIRESOME
The ongoing electoral-college
debate in Cooperative Living's Mailbag
has grown tiresome. Those against it
always talk about an ulterior motive:
i.e., the founders were really dumb -
but don't worry, I'm here.
red (Republican) or blue
(Democrat). Spreading the
finished map on a table there
was no doubt who won.
Red, of course. And of the
county/city districts
represented on the map,
only cities and their outlying
districts were blue.
As has been
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pointed out, in this
magazine, Trump " squeaked "
out a victory in the last
presidential election, winning
more than 3,000 counties
nationally out of 3,141! And
like the Virginia map, the
national one is even more
glaringly red.
My analysis is that blue
equals large-populationarea
" consumers, " and red
equals small-populationarea
" producers. "
Or, by analogy: two foxes
(blue) and one rabbit (red)
As a retired five-year resident of
beautiful Virginia and a secondgeneration
Sicilian-American, I believe
the arguments against the electoral
college constitute what the founders
referred to as the " tyranny of the
Commons " ; that is, potentially,
" mob rule. "
Example: Back in 2013, Virginia
elected a new governor. The best
candidate lost by the few votes cast
for a disgruntled Republican
(Libertarian). To get to know my
adopted state better I acquired a
map. After the election I colored the
counties won by each candidate either
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The March-April
WHATZIT was
asparagus spears.
Reader Teresa
Buhls of Waverly
was our
$25 winner.
Congratulations,
Teresa!
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are voting on what's for lunch? Or,
ants (blue) confined to a crowded " hill "
are smarter than the deer (red) of
the forest.
The founders' chosen method to
represent all voters was via an electoral
college (really smart). To them it
was a way to avoid the " tyranny of
the Commons. "
Imagine such a red-and-blue-colored
map displayed in public schools.
Tomorrow's teachers would then
actually know the difference.
- Frank Sardina
Unionville
KEEP FROZEN WATER ON
HAND FOR EMERGENCIES
Regarding Cooperative Living
magazine's frequently published
safety tips and how to prepare for
emergencies, I would like to suggest
that one should always stock
quantities of ice in the freezer, in
anticipation of power outages.
Why isn't this ever suggested?
I had to care for my family of four
through a week-long power outage
with hurricane Gloria on Long
Island, New York, and several gallon
and half-gallon cleaned milk
containers filled with water and
frozen got us through the week.
Frozen cubes that were brought
in during this extended emergency
to help Long Islanders were costing
$25 each, if you could even
get them. It is more
efficient to have a full
refrigerator, too!
As the ice melts,
you've got
cold water
for drinking.
- Kathy Saladino
Locust Grove
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