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Exactly right. People like "seacove" don't bother to learn how our system was designed or why it was designed this way by the Framers, but just spout off in ignorance with these ridiculous notions.
Blue states pay more and their votes count less. Red states pay less and their votes count more. Yes, Trump supporters are loving the electoral college right now but Democrats have won the popular vote six out of the last seven elections. Blue states on average are more prosperous (what red states does Trump have hotels in?).
What do you mean by "pay more?" Pay more what? To whom?
It's time to stop talking about who won the nationwide popular vote, because that is totally meaningless, and I have told you this before. You don't learn. We do not vote as a "block" in a nationwide presidential election. We are 50 sovereign states, plus D.C., and we vote as such. Trump won the popular vote in more states than Hillary did, and that's why he will be our President. In fact, it wasn't even close. He won in a "landslide" winning about 2/3 of the states. That is a huge victory.
You need to take a Constitution course and learn about our Constitution, and how our system works before spouting off with nonsensical and idiotic comments based only on your personal, uninformed notions.
Think of it as electoral socialism. You guys are always trying to rob the rich and give to the poor.
Ha, ha! Funny. But, of course, it has nothing to do with money. Where this guy gets these twisted, weird notions boggles the mind. I think he just makes this stuff up on the fly.
Looks like the red flyover states are smarter, opportunistic and getting a better deal....why would they want to change? There is some delicious irony in the fact that the states that were forced to remain part of the union are the ones most benefitting form the union and vice versa.
I'm going to reiterate the per capita spending is only one variable in a very complex calculation.
Getting back to NM which always tops these lists I've mentioned Sandia National lab.
Population of NM : 2 million
Sandia National lab Budget: 2.4 Billion
Los Alamos budget: 2.2 billion
Per capita spending in NM for these two facilities: $2300
Per capita spending if you moved them to California: $118
Just to add White Sands Missile range is another federal installation located there with a massive budget and there is some other smaller installations.
And you know what? No one give's a rat's behind unless you're liberal. The election is over. You lost big time. The recount is over. You lost big time again. Suck it up and stop whining. People like you make all liberals look bad.
He needs to go to his "safe place" with a nice hot cup of cocoa and suck his thumb.
Please tell that to Trump. He needs to suck it up. His whining is already getting on people's nerves and he's not even president yet A president can't have a thin skin because it makes them look weak
What??? What is Trump "whining" about? He's not. Where are you getting that from? He is celebrating his victory, as well he should. He might be jeering at people like Jill Stein (she deserves all the jeers and jabs aimed at he ...she's a fool), and taking jabs at the press, but he's whining about nothing.
I'm saying the states that have the most people also pay the most and are least represented, resulting in the tyranny of the minority. There are ways around this and we will likely see them over time since Democrats have won six out of the last seven popular votes. Democrats in blue locations earn the most, pay the most and are represented the least. Name the Republican locations Trump has hotels.
Again ...you need to study our Constitution and our government. All states are represented based on the same formula. Every state has two Senators (this is by design, because they are the State's representative, not the people's) and a number of Representatives according to population. This is why the House is called "the people's house."
I would suggest you quit posting on politics, which you know nothing about, until you take some courses in American history and American government, which you've apparently never had.
The electoral college has been a part of the voting system for over 2 centuries. Why all of a sudden does it need to be changed? It works. Our government was built on check and balances. The electoral college is one of these and it prevents a dictatorship.
Again ...you need to study our Constitution and our government. All states are represented based on the same formula. Every state has two Senators (this is by design, because they are the State's representative, not the people's) and a number of Representatives according to population. This is why the House is called "the people's house."
I would suggest you quit posting on politics, which you know nothing about, until you take some courses in American history and American government, which you've apparently never had.
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A president can't have a thin skin because it makes them look weak
