The Right of the World to Vote in the U.S. Presidential Elections
A website at http://www.betavote.com lets the world "vote" in the November 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. Although such a vote is not binding on the U.S., it certainly provides a measure of feedback as to how those around the world feel about the way they are impacted by the present U.S. administration.
The American Revolution in 1776 was fought against Britain because a distant King (King George III in England) was making decisions affecting the colonists, without consulting them. They could not vote for or against his decisions and became fed up with being pushed around with no recourse.
We now live in a global village and King George W. Bush in America is having some very serious impacts on the entire planet, with little or no consultation with those affected.
King George W. rejects the Kyoto Protocol (The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) agreed to by 189 nations around the world and he crippled the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the laws they enforce, sending huge increases in pollutants to Canada and around the world. He rejects global warming as junk science while scientists around the world have been warning about it and the polar caps are melting and the climate is becoming more extreme.
King George W. rejects the International Court at the Hague that is bringing order to international law and is trying people like Slobodan Milosovich (the butcher responsible for the massacre of thousands in Bosnia) for Crimes against Humanity. King George W. truly believes he is above the law.
While the war in Afghanistan was fully justifiable as a response to 9/11 and had the support of the world community under the UN Charter, the war in Iraq was completely arbitrary and pre-emptive, rejecting the world community and the UN, on false allegations and entirely for oil. As a result, tens of thousands of American kids are now in harm's way. Thousands of innocent bystanders have become "collateral damage" in ousting Saddam Hussein, who was originally armed and supported by the U.S., (as were Al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan), so King George W and Prince Dick et al can make billions of dollars in oil. Saddam is certainly a very bad guy who needed to go, but so are a lot of other dictators around the world. Iraq has nothing to do with WMD. It is all about oil.
King George W. has created more potential terrorists than existed before Iraq. For every innocent, non-combatant that is "collateral damage" in Iraq, a hundred friends and family members will vow revenge and the Arabic tradition is that revenge be carried forward to at least the seventh generation. 300,000 soldiers cannot win against 30,000 guerillas. Vietnam proved that. Those who ignore the lessons of history are destined to repeat them.
King George W. is looking to attack Iran next, which will trigger a global Holy War (exactly what Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida want) and unite the Islamic states/dictatorships such as has not been seen since the Crusades. Millions could die, but King George W. and his buddies will be even richer selling supplies and fleecing the American taxpayer for reconstruction contracts (Haliburton).
The most dangerous WMD's in the world today work at the White House in Washington, D.C.
John Donne 1572-1631 wrote in Meditation XVII: "PERCHANCE he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that.
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee."
King George W. has stated he intends to spread democracy around the world. The world does have a right to vote. Americans set the precedent in the American Revolution in 1776. History has come full circle. History can be very instructive.
Results to Date (As of Sun Oct 31 18:50:01 2004 California time)
| Country | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bush | Kerry | Bush | Kerry | |
| Afghanistan Statistically even. | 1380 | 1679 | 45 % | 54 % |
| Albania John Kerry by 37% | 142 | 315 | 31 % | 68 % |
| Algeria John Kerry by 41% | 87 | 212 | 29 % | 70 % |
| American Samoa John Kerry by 35% | 66 | 136 | 32 % | 67 % |
| Andorra John Kerry by 29% | 221 | 397 | 35 % | 64 % |
| Angola John Kerry by 53% | 51 | 166 | 23 % | 76 % |
| Anguilla John Kerry by 25% | 33 | 55 | 37 % | 62 % |
| Antarctica John Kerry by 17% | 137 | 191 | 41 % | 58 % |
| Antigua And Barbuda John Kerry by 33% | 36 | 72 | 33 % | 66 % |
| Argentina John Kerry by 83% | 242 | 2534 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Armenia John Kerry by 60% | 30 | 120 | 20 % | 80 % |
| Aruba John Kerry by 37% | 37 | 79 | 31 % | 68 % |
| Australia John Kerry by 79% | 1166 | 10060 | 10 % | 89 % |
| Austria John Kerry by 91% | 262 | 5795 | 4 % | 95 % |
| Azerbaijan Statistically even. | 189 | 201 | 48 % | 51 % |
| Bahamas John Kerry by 41% | 32 | 77 | 29 % | 70 % |
| Bahrain John Kerry by 51% | 20 | 62 | 24 % | 75 % |
| Bangladesh John Kerry by 77% | 34 | 255 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Barbados Statistically even. | 161 | 147 | 52 % | 47 % |
| Belarus John Kerry by 61% | 28 | 118 | 19 % | 80 % |
| Belgium John Kerry by 81% | 3194 | 30875 | 9 % | 90 % |
| Belize John Kerry by 63% | 27 | 116 | 18 % | 81 % |
| Benin John Kerry by 63% | 28 | 120 | 18 % | 81 % |
| Bermuda John Kerry by 49% | 43 | 126 | 25 % | 74 % |
| Bhutan John Kerry by 35% | 37 | 77 | 32 % | 67 % |
| Bolivia John Kerry by 61% | 53 | 222 | 19 % | 80 % |
| Bosnia And Herzegovina John Kerry by 85% | 91 | 1192 | 7 % | 92 % |
| Botswana John Kerry by 45% | 40 | 104 | 27 % | 72 % |
| Bouvet Island John Kerry by 41% | 30 | 71 | 29 % | 70 % |
| Brazil John Kerry by 91% | 2224 | 45533 | 4 % | 95 % |
| British Indian Ocean Territory John Kerry by 70% | 12 | 68 | 15 % | 85 % |
| Brunei Darussalam John Kerry by 53% | 20 | 66 | 23 % | 76 % |
| Bulgaria John Kerry by 85% | 25 | 311 | 7 % | 92 % |
| Burkina Faso John Kerry by 59% | 12 | 46 | 20 % | 79 % |
| Burundi John Kerry by 53% | 11 | 36 | 23 % | 76 % |
| Cambodia John Kerry by 41% | 15 | 36 | 29 % | 70 % |
| Cameroon John Kerry by 73% | 11 | 71 | 13 % | 86 % |
| Canada John Kerry by 79% | 2617 | 23226 | 10 % | 89 % |
| Cape Verde John Kerry by 73% | 13 | 82 | 13 % | 86 % |
| Cayman Islands John Kerry by 59% | 12 | 47 | 20 % | 79 % |
| Central African Republic John Kerry by 33% | 11 | 22 | 33 % | 66 % |
| Chad John Kerry by 43% | 13 | 33 | 28 % | 71 % |
| Chile John Kerry by 79% | 136 | 1103 | 10 % | 89 % |
| China, People's Republic of John Kerry by 61% | 70 | 289 | 19 % | 80 % |
| Christmas Island John Kerry by 19% | 18 | 26 | 40 % | 59 % |
| Cocos (keeling) Islands Statistically even. | 26 | 26 | 50 % | 50 % |
| Colombia John Kerry by 75% | 74 | 536 | 12 % | 87 % |
| Comoros Statistically even. | 31 | 36 | 46 % | 53 % |
| Congo Statistically even. | 93 | 81 | 53 % | 46 % |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The John Kerry by 61% | 14 | 57 | 19 % | 80 % |
| Cook Islands George W. Bush by 11% | 27 | 22 | 55 % | 44 % |
| Costa Rica John Kerry by 79% | 29 | 257 | 10 % | 89 % |
| Cote D'ivoire John Kerry by 57% | 8 | 30 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Croatia John Kerry by 93% | 116 | 3290 | 3 % | 96 % |
| Cuba John Kerry by 55% | 30 | 106 | 22 % | 77 % |
| Cyprus John Kerry by 83% | 11 | 124 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Czech Republic John Kerry by 63% | 118 | 532 | 18 % | 81 % |
| Denmark John Kerry by 81% | 717 | 6863 | 9 % | 90 % |
| Djibouti John Kerry by 37% | 10 | 22 | 31 % | 68 % |
| Dominica John Kerry by 23% | 12 | 19 | 38 % | 61 % |
| Dominican Republic John Kerry by 59% | 42 | 165 | 20 % | 79 % |
| Ecuador John Kerry by 81% | 29 | 268 | 9 % | 90 % |
| Egypt John Kerry by 65% | 49 | 233 | 17 % | 82 % |
| El Salvador John Kerry by 45% | 33 | 85 | 27 % | 72 % |
| Equatorial Guinea John Kerry by 21% | 15 | 23 | 39 % | 60 % |
| Eritrea John Kerry by 67% | 6 | 31 | 16 % | 83 % |
| Estonia John Kerry by 67% | 111 | 556 | 16 % | 83 % |
| Ethiopia John Kerry by 73% | 9 | 59 | 13 % | 86 % |
| Falkland Islands (malvinas) John Kerry by 37% | 10 | 22 | 31 % | 68 % |
| Faroe Islands John Kerry by 33% | 144 | 287 | 33 % | 66 % |
| Fiji John Kerry by 57% | 12 | 43 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Finland John Kerry by 87% | 2575 | 34347 | 6 % | 93 % |
| France John Kerry by 91% | 1381 | 31132 | 4 % | 95 % |
| French Guiana John Kerry by 87% | 6 | 86 | 6 % | 93 % |
| French Polynesia John Kerry by 83% | 7 | 72 | 8 % | 91 % |
| French Southern Territories John Kerry by 85% | 4 | 50 | 7 % | 92 % |
| Gabon John Kerry by 50% | 8 | 24 | 25 % | 75 % |
| Gambia John Kerry by 67% | 5 | 25 | 16 % | 83 % |
| Georgia John Kerry by 27% | 19 | 33 | 36 % | 63 % |
| Germany John Kerry by 89% | 982 | 16195 | 5 % | 94 % |
| Ghana John Kerry by 77% | 8 | 64 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Gibraltar John Kerry by 59% | 6 | 23 | 20 % | 79 % |
| Greece John Kerry by 91% | 59 | 1369 | 4 % | 95 % |
| Greenland John Kerry by 57% | 7 | 25 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Grenada John Kerry by 23% | 14 | 22 | 38 % | 61 % |
| Guadeloupe John Kerry by 83% | 5 | 51 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Guam Statistically even. | 24 | 23 | 51 % | 48 % |
| Guatemala John Kerry by 43% | 42 | 104 | 28 % | 71 % |
| Guinea John Kerry by 57% | 7 | 25 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Guinea-bissau John Kerry by 23% | 8 | 13 | 38 % | 61 % |
| Guyana John Kerry by 50% | 10 | 30 | 25 % | 75 % |
| Haiti John Kerry by 57% | 14 | 50 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands John Kerry by 20% | 14 | 21 | 40 % | 60 % |
| Holy See (vatican City State) John Kerry by 21% | 17 | 26 | 39 % | 60 % |
| Honduras John Kerry by 69% | 12 | 65 | 15 % | 84 % |
| Hong Kong John Kerry by 77% | 75 | 579 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Hungary John Kerry by 59% | 204 | 787 | 20 % | 79 % |
| Iceland John Kerry by 81% | 434 | 4265 | 9 % | 90 % |
| India John Kerry by 71% | 146 | 889 | 14 % | 85 % |
| Indonesia John Kerry by 83% | 14 | 155 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Iran, Islamic Republic Of John Kerry by 35% | 250 | 508 | 32 % | 67 % |
| Iraq Statistically even. | 522 | 613 | 45 % | 54 % |
| Ireland John Kerry by 89% | 107 | 1724 | 5 % | 94 % |
| Israel John Kerry by 13% | 304 | 393 | 43 % | 56 % |
| Italy John Kerry by 79% | 480 | 4253 | 10 % | 89 % |
| Jamaica John Kerry by 71% | 14 | 85 | 14 % | 85 % |
| Japan John Kerry by 77% | 84 | 642 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Jordan John Kerry by 47% | 22 | 62 | 26 % | 73 % |
| Kazakhstan John Kerry by 75% | 6 | 41 | 12 % | 87 % |
| Kenya John Kerry by 69% | 17 | 96 | 15 % | 84 % |
| Kiribati Statistically even. | 18 | 19 | 48 % | 51 % |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of John Kerry by 11% | 39 | 49 | 44 % | 55 % |
| Korea, Republic Of John Kerry by 81% | 16 | 149 | 9 % | 90 % |
| Kuwait John Kerry by 17% | 40 | 57 | 41 % | 58 % |
| Kyrgyzstan John Kerry by 25% | 10 | 17 | 37 % | 62 % |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic John Kerry by 49% | 7 | 20 | 25 % | 74 % |
| Latvia John Kerry by 63% | 45 | 195 | 18 % | 81 % |
| Lebanon John Kerry by 27% | 133 | 236 | 36 % | 63 % |
| Lesotho John Kerry by 15% | 12 | 16 | 42 % | 57 % |
| Liberia John Kerry by 21% | 11 | 17 | 39 % | 60 % |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Statistically even. | 56 | 58 | 49 % | 50 % |
| Liechtenstein Statistically even. | 265 | 218 | 54 % | 45 % |
| Lithuania John Kerry by 29% | 69 | 127 | 35 % | 64 % |
| Luxembourg John Kerry by 89% | 75 | 1206 | 5 % | 94 % |
| Macao John Kerry by 51% | 32 | 101 | 24 % | 75 % |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of John Kerry by 30% | 35 | 65 | 35 % | 65 % |
| Madagascar John Kerry by 45% | 8 | 21 | 27 % | 72 % |
| Malawi John Kerry by 21% | 15 | 23 | 39 % | 60 % |
| Malaysia John Kerry by 35% | 155 | 325 | 32 % | 67 % |
| Maldives Statistically even. | 19 | 17 | 52 % | 47 % |
| Mali John Kerry by 40% | 6 | 14 | 30 % | 70 % |
| Malta John Kerry by 61% | 21 | 86 | 19 % | 80 % |
| Marshall Islands Statistically even. | 18 | 19 | 48 % | 51 % |
| Martinique John Kerry by 91% | 4 | 79 | 4 % | 95 % |
| Mauritania John Kerry by 13% | 14 | 18 | 43 % | 56 % |
| Mauritius John Kerry by 83% | 6 | 62 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Mayotte John Kerry by 21% | 11 | 17 | 39 % | 60 % |
| Mexico John Kerry by 83% | 426 | 4561 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Micronesia, Federated States Of John Kerry by 33% | 8 | 16 | 33 % | 66 % |
| Moldova, Republic Of John Kerry by 73% | 6 | 39 | 13 % | 86 % |
| Monaco John Kerry by 71% | 7 | 41 | 14 % | 85 % |
| Mongolia John Kerry by 39% | 8 | 18 | 30 % | 69 % |
| Montserrat Statistically even. | 26 | 24 | 52 % | 48 % |
| Morocco John Kerry by 87% | 23 | 352 | 6 % | 93 % |
| Mozambique John Kerry by 87% | 33 | 439 | 6 % | 93 % |
| Myanmar Statistically even. | 28 | 29 | 49 % | 50 % |
| Namibia John Kerry by 55% | 6 | 21 | 22 % | 77 % |
| Nauru John Kerry by 15% | 21 | 28 | 42 % | 57 % |
| Nepal John Kerry by 77% | 11 | 82 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Netherlands John Kerry by 77% | 1014 | 7866 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Netherlands Antilles John Kerry by 67% | 10 | 52 | 16 % | 83 % |
| New Caledonia John Kerry by 85% | 5 | 58 | 7 % | 92 % |
| New Zealand John Kerry by 75% | 651 | 4518 | 12 % | 87 % |
| Nicaragua John Kerry by 45% | 29 | 75 | 27 % | 72 % |
| Niger George W. Bush by 53% | 413 | 130 | 76 % | 23 % |
| Nigeria John Kerry by 65% | 17 | 80 | 17 % | 82 % |
| Niue Statistically even. | 23 | 21 | 52 % | 47 % |
| Norfolk Island Statistically even. | 13 | 15 | 46 % | 53 % |
| Northern Mariana Islands John Kerry by 29% | 13 | 24 | 35 % | 64 % |
| Norway John Kerry by 83% | 279 | 2898 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Oman John Kerry by 65% | 10 | 48 | 17 % | 82 % |
| Pakistan John Kerry by 67% | 74 | 365 | 16 % | 83 % |
| Palau John Kerry by 40% | 9 | 21 | 30 % | 70 % |
| Palestinian Territory, Occupied John Kerry by 29% | 41 | 75 | 35 % | 64 % |
| Panama John Kerry by 29% | 75 | 134 | 35 % | 64 % |
| Papua New Guinea John Kerry by 55% | 7 | 24 | 22 % | 77 % |
| Paraguay John Kerry by 77% | 6 | 46 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Peru John Kerry by 79% | 46 | 377 | 10 % | 89 % |
| Philippines John Kerry by 47% | 91 | 257 | 26 % | 73 % |
| Pitcairn Statistically even. | 37 | 32 | 53 % | 46 % |
| Poland John Kerry by 25% | 452 | 766 | 37 % | 62 % |
| Portugal John Kerry by 87% | 984 | 15252 | 6 % | 93 % |
| Puerto Rico John Kerry by 57% | 58 | 215 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Qatar John Kerry by 41% | 10 | 24 | 29 % | 70 % |
| Romania John Kerry by 61% | 90 | 376 | 19 % | 80 % |
| Russian Federation John Kerry by 69% | 177 | 982 | 15 % | 84 % |
| Rwanda John Kerry by 69% | 5 | 27 | 15 % | 84 % |
| RÉunion John Kerry by 87% | 8 | 108 | 6 % | 93 % |
| Saint Helena John Kerry by 50% | 5 | 15 | 25 % | 75 % |
| Saint Kitts And Nevis John Kerry by 65% | 5 | 24 | 17 % | 82 % |
| Saint Lucia John Kerry by 15% | 11 | 15 | 42 % | 57 % |
| Saint Pierre And Miquelon Statistically even. | 214 | 211 | 50 % | 49 % |
| Saint Vincent And The Grenadines John Kerry by 43% | 6 | 15 | 28 % | 71 % |
| Samoa Statistically even. | 22 | 23 | 48 % | 51 % |
| San Marino Statistically even. | 19 | 21 | 47 % | 52 % |
| Sao Tome And Principe John Kerry by 21% | 9 | 14 | 39 % | 60 % |
| Saudi Arabia John Kerry by 49% | 55 | 159 | 25 % | 74 % |
| Senegal John Kerry by 79% | 7 | 60 | 10 % | 89 % |
| Serbia And Montenegro John Kerry by 45% | 125 | 336 | 27 % | 72 % |
| Seychelles John Kerry by 57% | 5 | 18 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Sierra Leone John Kerry by 65% | 6 | 28 | 17 % | 82 % |
| Singapore John Kerry by 59% | 95 | 378 | 20 % | 79 % |
| Slovakia John Kerry by 77% | 329 | 2579 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Slovenia John Kerry by 89% | 933 | 17170 | 5 % | 94 % |
| Solomon Islands John Kerry by 77% | 5 | 40 | 11 % | 88 % |
| Somalia John Kerry by 65% | 11 | 53 | 17 % | 82 % |
| South Africa John Kerry by 71% | 103 | 608 | 14 % | 85 % |
| South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands John Kerry by 51% | 8 | 25 | 24 % | 75 % |
| Spain John Kerry by 83% | 1734 | 18650 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Sri Lanka John Kerry by 73% | 22 | 145 | 13 % | 86 % |
| Sudan John Kerry by 71% | 9 | 55 | 14 % | 85 % |
| Suriname John Kerry by 51% | 11 | 34 | 24 % | 75 % |
| Svalbard And Jan Mayen John Kerry by 68% | 4 | 21 | 16 % | 84 % |
| Swaziland John Kerry by 91% | 5 | 98 | 4 % | 95 % |
| Sweden John Kerry by 83% | 551 | 5902 | 8 % | 91 % |
| Switzerland John Kerry by 91% | 573 | 11243 | 4 % | 95 % |
| Syrian Arab Republic John Kerry by 79% | 10 | 81 | 10 % | 89 % |
| Taiwan, Republic Of China John Kerry by 45% | 47 | 126 | 27 % | 72 % |
| Tajikistan John Kerry by 13% | 16 | 21 | 43 % | 56 % |
| Tanzania, United Republic Of John Kerry by 76% | 6 | 44 | 12 % | 88 % |
| Thailand John Kerry by 81% | 26 | 260 | 9 % | 90 % |
| Timor-leste John Kerry by 20% | 14 | 21 | 40 % | 60 % |
| Togo John Kerry by 47% | 8 | 22 | 26 % | 73 % |
| Tokelau John Kerry by 11% | 15 | 19 | 44 % | 55 % |
| Tonga John Kerry by 31% | 8 | 15 | 34 % | 65 % |
| Trinidad And Tobago John Kerry by 75% | 10 | 68 | 12 % | 87 % |
| Tunisia John Kerry by 57% | 36 | 128 | 21 % | 78 % |
| Turkey John Kerry by 71% | 95 | 562 | 14 % | 85 % |
| Turkmenistan Statistically even. | 24 | 27 | 47 % | 52 % |
| Turks And Caicos Islands John Kerry by 15% | 12 | 16 | 42 % | 57 % |
| Tuvalu John Kerry by 17% | 10 | 14 | 41 % | 58 % |
| Uganda John Kerry by 61% | 8 | 34 | 19 % | 80 % |
| Ukraine John Kerry by 81% | 24 | 227 | 9 % | 90 % |
| United Arab Emirates John Kerry by 59% | 23 | 87 | 20 % | 79 % |
| United Kingdom John Kerry by 81% | 1045 | 10499 | 9 % | 90 % |
| United States John Kerry by 51% | 16878 | 51777 | 24 % | 75 % |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands John Kerry by 39% | 46 | 105 | 30 % | 69 % |
| Uruguay John Kerry by 80% | 51 | 459 | 10 % | 90 % |
| Uzbekistan John Kerry by 73% | 9 | 56 | 13 % | 86 % |
| Vanuatu John Kerry by 27% | 13 | 23 | 36 % | 63 % |
| Venezuela John Kerry by 41% | 252 | 602 | 29 % | 70 % |
| Viet Nam John Kerry by 33% | 37 | 74 | 33 % | 66 % |
| Virgin Islands, British John Kerry by 15% | 20 | 27 | 42 % | 57 % |
| Virgin Islands, U.s. John Kerry by 53% | 11 | 35 | 23 % | 76 % |
| Wallis And Futuna John Kerry by 33% | 10 | 20 | 33 % | 66 % |
| Western Sahara John Kerry by 11% | 16 | 20 | 44 % | 55 % |
| Yemen John Kerry by 21% | 17 | 26 | 39 % | 60 % |
| Zambia John Kerry by 45% | 16 | 42 | 27 % | 72 % |
| Zimbabwe John Kerry by 47% | 29 | 80 | 26 % | 73 % |
| All Countries: | 52920 | 406613 | 11 % | 88 % |
posted by Bruce Ritchie @ 11:49 PM
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