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- From: sims@possum.den.mmc.com (John Sims)
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- Subject: Re: Gore Calls for a Real Environmental President
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.160020.25868@den.mmc.com>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 16:00:20 GMT
- References: <1992Aug11.031138.13065@samba.oit.unc.edu> <-b3marn.crisp@netcom.com> <1992Aug14.192539.19672@den.mmc.com> <w06ma=+.esprit@netcom.com> <1992Aug17.164857.24656@ke4zv.uucp>
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- gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
-
- >In article <w06ma=+.esprit@netcom.com> esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry) writes:
- >>OK, let me explain a little bit about how things work in this country.
- >>
- >>Al Gore is a U.S. Senator representing the state of Tennessee. As such,
- >>he has NO control over what goes on in Tennesee. A U.S. Senator can only
- >>pass laws for the Federal government.
-
- >Perhaps you are not aware that TVA is a *Federal* project.
-
- >Gary
-
- Oh, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!! I wasn't aware of such facts.
- Now, let me get this straight. As a Senator representing his state,
- Prince Albert has absolutely NO influence on matters in his home state.
- Did I get that right? Jeepers, why do most people rely on their
- senators and representatives to get things done in their home state?
-
- Now, so "A U.S. Senator can only pass laws for the Federal Government",
- and as you so aptly pointed out, TVA is a *Federal* project. So Al is
- then equally unable to do anything there, either? Gosh, I didn't
- realize the Senate was such an impotent organization. So Al can't
- affect things back in his "home" state, and he can't work at the
- *Federal* level, that's the rationale for why we should elect him to be
- "a heartbeat away from the presidency?"
-
- In the meantime, the forests in my home area continue to die.....
-
- John
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