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| Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:46 am)
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Never thought I'd agree with this guy. 
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:54 am to moneybadger)
Good luck ever seeing the president in about 40 states if that was the case.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:56 am to moneybadger)
F Dat. Three or so states would have all of the control over the process. Have you seen the images of how the country has voted by county over the last three electoral cycles? The Florida vote with all of its BS was decided correctly. The number of recounts (37 by the media) of the state ALL said GWB WON, but that hasn't stopped the bitch fest in 12 years
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:57 am to moneybadger)
DOA. No way 3/4 of the States would go for it.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:58 am to moneybadger)
Did you not read your own link? Your thread's title is incorrect.
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HB1095 provides the legal procedures for awarding electors to candidates proportional to the popular vote totals and for joining a compact of other states willing to use the same procedures. The legislation would not eliminate the Electoral College.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:59 am to Teddy Ruxpin)
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Good luck ever seeing the president in about 40 states if that was the case.
You're right, lost presidential photo ops would be a much bigger problem than, say, using a system that can result in Candidate A winning the presidency over Candidate B, despite receiving fewer votes.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:01 pm to moneybadger)
Adolph won the popular vote in his day, how well did that concept work?
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:01 pm to CITWTT)
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F Dat. Three or so states would have all of the control over the process.
If they are that disproportionately larger than the other states, they deserve that control.
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:03 pm to moneybadger)
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You're right, lost presidential photo ops would be a much bigger problem than, say, using a system that can result in Candidate A winning the presidency over Candidate B, despite receiving fewer votes.
Obviously you don't understand the real issue and why it exists. You should probably read about the reason the Electoral College is there before you advocate dismantling it.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:04 pm to CITWTT)
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Adolph won the popular vote in his day, how well did that concept work?
You're right. While we're at it, let's ban sex. After all, if his parents had never copulated, the Holocaust would have never happened.
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:05 pm to moneybadger)
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If they are that disproportionately larger than the other states, they deserve that control.
Aren't you a liberal? Why are you advocating Social Darwinism then? I thought that was a No-No.
If you aren't a liberal, then the above doesn't apply. I'm actually curious.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:06 pm to Teddy Ruxpin)
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Obviously you don't understand the real issue and why it exists. You should probably read about the reason the Electoral College is there before you advocate dismantling it.
I know why the founders thought we needed it. But half of them owned slaves, too. I think it's fair to assume there is a good possibility some of their positions are a little out of date.
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:08 pm to moneybadger)
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I know why the founders thought we needed it. But half of them owned slaves, too. I think it's fair to assume there is a good possibility some of their positions are a little out of date.
So why would you advocate a system that concentrates power in a few states that will greatly increase the chances of another dissolution of the Union? These things (Civil wars, countries literally falling apart) can and do happen.
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LSURussian
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:10 pm to moneybadger)
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the Halocaust
Now THAT'S funny right there, I don't care who you are.... 
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:10 pm to LSURussian)
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Now THAT'S funny right there, I don't care who you are....
Reading it "Halo-Caust" really does make me laugh. I feel guilty doing so though.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:11 pm to Teddy Ruxpin)
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Aren't you a liberal?
My political beliefs aren't easily summarized by one word.
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Why are you advocating Social Darwinism then? I thought that was a No-No.
I don't put a lot of stake in that term. I think it's rather meaningless and can just as easily be applied to the electoral college.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:12 pm to Cold Pizza)
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DOA. No way 3/4 of the States would go for it.
I believe over states have already agreed to go by popular vote. These include small and large states.
The overwhelming majority of people in this country want the presidency decided by popular vote.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:13 pm to Teddy Ruxpin)
It was an unintentional typo kids, settle down.
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:15 pm to moneybadger)
Read the Constitution.
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: Tancredo: Elect POTUS by popular vote (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:16 pm to moneybadger)
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It was an unintentional typo kids, settle down.
A funny unintentional typo. Not making fun of you.
But really, IMO, show me 5 states getting all the love during presidential elections (and obviously, in the white house after the elections) and I show you 45 states who say "frick this noise."
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