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Proof that your vote does count.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JAN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Once more we have incontrovertible proof that Mississippi has become a member in good standing of the world of two-party politics. We are about as evenly divided as we can possibly be between Republicans and Democrats. Furthermore, protestations to the contrary, both sides are playing for keeps.

The recent contest for Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives is certainly a case in point. A brief recap of the events of that day would perhaps be instructive. Following procedures outlined in the Mississippi Constitution, Secretary of State Eric Clark conducted an election for the position of Temporary Speaker, whose sole role is to conduct the election for permanent House Speaker. The forces on the side of incumbent Speaker Billy McCoy nominated Rep. Ed Blackmon for the...

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