In ten pages this paper is designed to appeal to an apathetic audience in encouragement of learning a lesson from the Presidential Election of 2000 and the Electoral College controversy.  Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
                                    
  
                                    
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                                                    re-runs of the 2000 elections.  They just arent as fun the second time around. Bibliography lists 7 sources.  BBflrcnt.doc  	HANG IN THERE,MR.GORE!   
                                                
                                                    Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., December  2000  Introduction 	This discussion was to be constructed to appeal to an   
                                                
                                                    audience who is more apathetic than hostile.  It is suggested that, not only is this a unique moment in history to participate in the political system, but it is   
                                                
                                                    a better investment of personal economics and energy to not sit through Electoral College re-runs of the 2000 elections.  They just arent as fun the second time around. Thesis   
                                                
                                                    statement 	Al Gore should continue in his pursuit of the presidency due to the historical political ramifications, and the need to revamp or redefine the electoral college process. Hanging by   
                                                
                                                    a chad 	Before the 2000 election how many of you even knew what a "chad" was?  A country in Africa that y kind of remember hearing about?  That   
                                                
                                                    is certainly what I thought, when I first heard the word, but did not have a clear picture how Africa had worked its way into the United States political system.   
                                                
                                                    In a true example of the definition that "God/life/value is in the details," we have now learned more about a "chad" then any of us ever wanted to   
                                                
                                                    know.  And just to give you a different slant on those details of the election:  A voter usually marks their ballot with a stylus or a punching tool   
                                                
                                                    in a thirty-five year old punch card technology system. The perforated piece of paper called - you guessed it - a chad - is then punched out.  The chad