khan
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| Quote (Assassinator @ Oct. 01 2008,18:00) | A while ago Erasmus sad that voting was similair to praying. 5 Minutes ago I came across this:
| Quote | Where ONE vote has made the difference:
In 1776, English was chosen over German as the language for America by ONE vote.
In 1800, After an Electoral College tie, the House of Representatives voted Thomas Jefferson the 3rd President of the United States by ONE vote.
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was saved from impeachment by ONE vote.
In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes became President of the United States over Samuel Tilden by ONE vote.
In 1923, Hitler won the leadership of the German Nazi Party by ONE vote.
In 1948, Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President, became a U.S. Senator by ONE vote.
California, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and Washington all became states by ONE vote. |
from http://www.napas.org/issues/voting/pava/TNInserts.pdf
Interesting. |
Maybe, maybe not:
http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/onevote.asp
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That's so fucking stupid it merits a wing in the museum of stupid. -midwifetoad
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