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James Traficant: “Josef Stalin once said: Those who cast the ballots decide nothing; those who count the ballots decide everything. How…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2000
Josef Stalin once said: Those who cast the ballots decide nothing; those who count the ballots decide everything. How true it is. The wrinkled, dimpled, even pregnant chads have been counted several times. The Florida Supreme Court went beyond its bounds in changing the intent of Florida law. It is time for the courts and the lawyers to get out of the way and to certify George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States of America. Enough is enough. The division and stratification must stop. I yield back the need to begin a transition to a George W. Bush administration.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the controversy surrounding the 2000 presidential election results.

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