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re: Democrats still pushing for an end to electoral college
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:11 pm to GeauxGutsy
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:11 pm to GeauxGutsy
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The entire electoral college process should be revisited IMO
Please tell us why FNG/alter.
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Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:12 pm to Magician2
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-"Why are we the only democracy to use a delegate system to elect our national executive?
Because we are a republic
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:14 pm to Magician2
One is a Senate rule, the other is the constitutionally codified system of selecting the President.
absolutely the same
absolutely the same
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:14 pm to UHTiger
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UHTiger
Hey dumbass...you ever change your opinion on something? I just changed mine...stupid frick.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:16 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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hat would campaigns look like without the EC? Any Americans know how to run one? Do you just hit major cities and let media coverage carry your message?
No more worrying about "flipping" this County or that. Would there still be battleground states?
It would completely negate rural votes. The big cities would determine who our President would be.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:42 pm to Iosh
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Democrats still pushing for an end to electoral collegeMost of the reaction from Democrats on this board has been "go for it"
And I would be OK with it if and only if there were strict voter id laws in every state.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:50 pm to UHTiger
quote:So now you like Trump's tweets. Make up your fricking mind
Hey dumbass, trumpncalled the electoral college "a disaster for democracy"
And here you go:
Posted on 7/30/17 at 12:59 pm to Magician2
The electoral college is enshrined in the constitution.
It takes 2/3 of the states to change the constitution.
The electoral college gives 1/2 the states more political clout.
Simple math: 1/2 < 2/3.
Whip that dead horse again.
It takes 2/3 of the states to change the constitution.
The electoral college gives 1/2 the states more political clout.
Simple math: 1/2 < 2/3.
Whip that dead horse again.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 1:16 pm to Gaspergou202
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The electoral college is enshrined in the constitution.
It takes 2/3 of the states to change the constitution.
The electoral college gives 1/2 the states more political clout.
Simple math: 1/2 < 2/3.
Whip that dead horse again.
It really is just that fricking simple. Changing it will never happen. Let it go... Work a hell of alot harder in the battleground states if you want a different outcome in the presidential election.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 1:24 pm to Strannix
quote:because we are a republic of states. The states are actually electing the president based on delegates. Plain democracies always collapse, the founders were wise to set it up this way
Why are we the only democracy to use a delegate system to elect our national executive
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 1:25 pm to narddogg81
This thread is the reason you should have to pass the citizenship test to be able to vote, regardless of where you were born
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:14 pm to GeauxGutsy
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Trump represents a larger cross section of America. Keep the electoral college.
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:10 pm to Iosh
It will require a constitutional amendment, which will not pass anytime within the foreseeable future.
I'm really not in favor of it. Our system is a representative republic, not a democracy.
I'm really not in favor of it. Our system is a representative republic, not a democracy.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:14 pm to Magician2
Of course they want it abolished.
Their immigration policies have worked the last 40 years.
They control both Coasts...that's where the people are.
Once the electoral college is abolished, every election will be won from people who have spent less than 20 years in this country.
Their immigration policies have worked the last 40 years.
They control both Coasts...that's where the people are.
Once the electoral college is abolished, every election will be won from people who have spent less than 20 years in this country.
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:17 pm to Magician2
Outdated democracy. Outdated Constitution. I wonder what their vision of a newly updated democracy and Constitution is? Actually I don't need to wonder, all I need to do is open my eyes and see.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:17 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Once the electoral college is abolished, every election will be won from people who have spent less than 20 years in this country.
Doesn't matter, the EC will never be replaced. The very states that would lose their power in the Presidential election by doing away with the EC would have to agree to get rid of the EC, and that's not happening.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:37 pm to Strannix
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Because we are a republic
Huh? A republic has nothing to do with an electoral college. A republic is simply electing persons to represent the citizens
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:43 pm to tarzana
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I'm really not in favor of it. Our system is a representative republic, not a democracy.
Not having an EC is not a Democracy. I think everyone needs to go back to Civics class. A democracy is where the people vote the laws directly. A Republic (or representative Republic, it is the same thing!) is where the people elect officials to offices and positions to take care of the laws for them. EC is not in the definition of a Republic
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:44 pm to GeauxGutsy
The electoral college is the glue that holds this country together. Get rid of it and the country as we know it will cease to exist. People calling for the end of it are ignorant beyond belief. Let california and new york dictate policy for a few elections and you'll see how fast states in the middle start banding together to form their own unions.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:48 pm to bencoleman
Why let a few people who live in the middle of nowhere and have no clue how the rest of the world works dictate who is in the WH. Technology and keeping up with the rest of the World economically and militarily depends on the densely populated areas. That is where most of the tax money comes from, innovation, medical advances, tech, etc come from.
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