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Boolean Logic, missing brackets and the 2023 Nigeria Presidential Election

by markessien on 3/24/23, 5:51 AM with 14 comments

  • by seunosewa on 3/24/23, 8:01 AM

    We know that the intention of the people who drafted the law was not to treat the Federal Capital Territory as a special state whose votes count more. There are cases in the past where judges determined that the FCT is to be treated as a 37th state.

    The Obidient camp may have the better candidate, but this part of their case is just grasping at straws.

    The only thing that should matter in the end is the determination of whether enough rigging occured to change the outcome of the election.

  • by churchill on 3/24/23, 6:31 AM

    Once again, we're finding out the importance of commas in logical statements, especially when they're misplaced.

    There's a world of difference between, "let's eat, Timmy," and "let's eat Timmy."

    The first is perfect at the dining table while the second is inevitable when you're stranded on a raft out at sea [0].

    [0]: https://cutt.ly/v4Yz0hk

  • by dang on 3/24/23, 6:45 AM

    Related (I assume?):

    The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35272227 - March 2023 (137 comments)

  • by nomercy400 on 3/24/23, 6:37 AM

    Doesn't the constitution mention anything about equality? Is a vote from a person in the FCT more valuable than a vote from somewhere else? Or should each vote be equally valuable?

    What is the spirit of the constitution? Why are there general elections?