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The electoral college, especially its winner-take-all aspect, has truly failed to account for the voice of the general electorate. As such, it is up to the Electors to respect democracy and reinstate its fundamental principles and vote according to the national popular vote!
Sigh. You don't vote for the president. It doesn't matter if 2 million illegal immigrants or dead people voted for Hillary, you don't vote for the president.
That was a cute collection of political buzz words, though. Is that some new game? Write down all the political words you hear on pieces of paper, fold them up, put them in a hat, and then grab them at random to create a sentence that is ridiculous because it totally and completely fails? If so, congratulations, you won.
The electoral college, especially its winner-take-all aspect, has truly failed to account for the voice of the general electorate. As such, it is up to the Electors to respect democracy and reinstate its fundamental principles and vote according to the national popular vote!
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Originally Posted by shooting4life
The USA isn't a democracy.
The OP cannot be so brain dead as to not have learned that by now. Sure the liberal school system might have failed them, but surely being on political forums would have educated them that we live in a constitutional representative republic. Yes, a republic, not a democracy.
But that will not make them any happier, as they only want their own team to win at all costs, the facts be damned.
Maybe this simple video will help educate them in a way mere written words cannot;
Those advocating the interstate compact forget or are generally ignorant of Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which states that:
The Supreme Court has interpreted this to essentially mean that Congress must approve compacts between the states that threaten federal supremacy. While there are strong arguments on both sides as to whether this particular compact would require Congressional approval (see this article for some of these arguments: The electoral college vs. the popular vote: Could states do an end-run around the current system? | PolitiFact Florida), the compact, should it ever get enough states signed on to take effect, would certainly be challenged in Court.
No argument here. That's why if it ever does get enough states, it's going to matter who's in Congress, and who's sitting on the Supreme Court. I'm just letting people know that the threat ( or hope, depending on your perspective) of doing away with the electoral college is out there, and it won't necessarily take a Constitutional Amendment to do it.
The electoral college, especially its winner-take-all aspect, has truly failed to account for the voice of the general electorate. As such, it is up to the Electors to respect democracy and reinstate its fundamental principles and vote according to the national popular vote!
hillary now has 2 million votes lead! She should have won!!!!!!!!! Hillary Clinton's lead in popular vote nears 2 million - CNNPolitics.com
Those grapes are getting more sour every day. Get a Life!
No argument here. That's why if it ever does get enough states, it's going to matter who's in Congress, and who's sitting on the Supreme Court. I'm just letting people know that the threat ( or hope, depending on your perspective) of doing away with the electoral college is out there, and it won't necessarily take a Constitutional Amendment to do it.
Good grief, Daywalk! What do you hope to gain by starting these inane threads?
Once again, Trump won. Hillary lost. Suck it up and deal. If you don't, you are going to have a very rough 4 (hopefully 8!) years ahead.
Time for you to move on and give it a rest.
This has been suggested to you before --- Get some help! It's long past time for you to move on into acceptance. Take heed.
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