Manson is a convicted felon, so he can't vote. But the constitutional
qualifications for the Presidency are quite clear: you have to be 35 and
born in this country. I am pretty sure Manson meets these qualifications.
His ineligibility for the ballot does not mean he couldn't be a candidate.
And he _is_ supposed to be charismatic . . .
--jks
>From: Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [PEN-L:4131] Stop the name calling
>Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 08:45:57 -0800
>
>Brad,
>
>There's no place here for calling people incompetent. I voted for
>Nader. I would not have changed my vote even if it could've been
>decisive for electing Gore. I believe in the cold shower. You don't.
>That's no reason to be nasty toward other people.
>
>And I'm not looking forward to four years of Bush. Everybody accepts
>that practically anybody -- or maybe not Charles Manson, bue he was
>ineligible -- could have done a better job than Gore did. Here in Chico
>for Nader visit helped found three of four liberals to win on City
>Council.
>
>How could a decent Democratic candidate not win with the economy going
>relatively well and no big international problems against such an inept
>rival?
>
>--
>
>Michael Perelman
>Economics Department
>California State University
>Chico, CA 95929
>
>Tel. 530-898-5321
>E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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