umlingiswa; umhlangano wesibili, lapho abaxhasi bezimali zokhetho bewina futhi
kudliwe, kwenziwa amadili, bese kwakhiwa ama-ajenda angempela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ezejwayelekile
izakhamuzi azinamalungelo, uma kubhekwa ukuthi ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu
inqubo yokhetho ingaphandle kwethonya lazo. Lesi sici se-
uhlelo lwezombangazwe futhi lwenza amaqembu abusayo angakwazi ukubhekana nezidingo ze
amaphesenti aphansi angama-60 abamukeli bemali engenayo. Lokhu kungase kusisize siqonde ukuthi kungani
umholo wemindeni waleli nani elingamaphesenti angama-60 lehlile eminyakeni engama-20 edlule,
kanti amaholo angempela amaphesenti angu-1 aphezulu, abaqondile noma ngokungaqondile
ngoxhaso lwamabhizinisi abo bobabili, inyuke ngamaphesenti angama-63.2 ngaphezulu
isikhathi esifanayo.
Ngaphansi
okwaziwayo ukuthi amalungu esigaba esiphansi, ikakhulukazi abamnyama,
ngokuvamile abavunyelwe ngokomthetho. Lokhu kubangelwa ukusebenza kwejele
uhlelo nomthetho. Ezifundeni eziyisishiyagalolunye, uma wenza icala, uvinjelwe
ukuvota impilo yonke. Ucwaningo lwakamuva olwenziwa yizazi zobugebengu uChristopher Uggen kanye
UJeff Manza ukhombisa ukuthi lokhu kususa amalungelo epolitiki yentando yeningi ku-4.2
abavoti abayizigidi, isibalo esingelinganiswe kubo simnyama. (Ucwaningo lwe-Uggen-Manza
kufinyezwa ku-Somini Sengupta, "I-Felony Ibiza Amalungelo Okuvota we-
Ukuphila konke ku-9 States," NYT, Nov. 3, 2000.) Cishe amaphesenti angu-7 okunye
abansundu abafanelekile abavunyelwe ukuvota e-United States ngenxa yobugebengu
izinkolelo. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi iFlorida iphakathi kwezindawo ezibaluleke kakhulu
i-disenfranchising states ngaphandle kwabamnyama, ngamaphesenti angu-13.8 avinjelwe ngamacala obugebengu
izinkolelo. Mhlawumbe ukube abaphathi bakaClinton-Gore balwe kanzima
lobu bubi buzokwenza umehluko okhethweni lukamongameli lwango-2000.
Our
I-ally Israel ayivumeli kuphela iziboshwa kanye nezigebengu zangaphambili ukuthi zivote, ivumela ababulali
ababulala osopolitiki ngezizathu zezombangazwe ukuze bavote, ngaleyo ndlela baphindeke kabili
amandla okuvota ombulali. Ngakho uYigal Amir, owabulala uNdunankulu uRabin
ngo-1995, wavotela owayephikisana noRabin uBenjamin Netanyahu ngesikhathi esejele. UNksz.
URabin uveze indida yaleli voti eliphindwe kabili lombulali, kodwa akunjalo
ifakwe kwabezindaba base-US abajwayelekile.
It
Kuyathakazelisa futhi ukuthi e-United States inkampani eyenza a
isenzo sobugebengu asinqatshelwa ilungelo lokusungula ikomidi lezenzo zezepolitiki
iphusha izinhloso zayo zezombangazwe, futhi izikhulu zayo azivinjelwanga ukuvota nakuba
banesibopho sokuziphatha kwayo kobugebengu. Impela iqhinga elilodwa lelo
inqubekela phambili enentshisekelo kunguquko yokhetho okufanele ilandelwe wukufuna
ukuqedwa kokuvinjelwa noma ukunwetshwa kwakho kuzo zonke izigebengu- noma
ukuqeda ukuncishwa amalungelo abantu abasejele kanye nabezephula umthetho noma ukwelulele kuze kube
amafemu amabhizinisi, aphika izinhlangano ezitholakala zinecala lezenzo zobugebengu noma yiliphi ilungelo
bakha ama-PAC futhi benqabela izikhulu zabo eziphezulu amalungelo okuvota impilo yabo yonke
ngendlela efanayo nezinye izigebengu eziphathwa ngayo.
Ini
kulandela ukucatshangelwa okungenhla, futhi, ukuthi umbono wokuthi uRalph Nader
izindleko Gore lolu khetho lusuke kabi. Inombolo engalingani ye-
izigebengu ezingavunyelwe kanye nezigebengu zangaphambili bebezovotela u-Gore, futhi bebezokwenza kakhulu
kungenzeka ukuthi bamthwalele phezulu eFlorida. Inombolo enkulu kakhulu, yalezo
ukungavunyelwa "umhlangano wesibili"โlapho okuthakaselayo
abahlukunyezwayo baxoxisana nabo kumakati akhulupheleโabezovotela
naye, ukube wayengeyena uGore kaClinton-Gore, iDemocratic National Committee,
kanye neNew Democrats. Laba osopolitiki kanye nama-hacks eqembu abagcini nje ngokubeka
uhulumeni ukudayiselwa amathenda aphezulu kakhulu, bawafake ngaphakathi
izinkolelo zalabo abadliwe futhi badle emhlanganweni wesibili futhi babheke inkonzo yabo
kulawa makati akhuluphele ekuphusheleni "ukuhweba kwamahhala," "okuqeda inhlalakahle njenge
siyakwazi,โ njll., njengokuthi โngokwesithakazelo sesizwe.โ Lokhu kuzwakala
ngabaningi abangavoti, okusekelwe kubuzenzisi obubonakalayo nolwazi ku-New
Ukusebenza kwedemokhrasi. "AmaDemocrat amasha, yazini futhi nithathe
isibopho ngezenzo zakho."