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Old 12-29-2020, 12:32 AM
 
Location: North Pacific
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Obviously the electoral college needs to be abolished but instituting de jure racism clearly is not the answer.

The best chance for eliminating the electoral college is the popular vote compact.
But then you have majority rule --- mob rule --- that that the founders wanted to prevent, the little guy from not having a voice.
Here is something to explore:

New York City Voters Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting in Elections. Here's How It Works

What is ranked-choice voting?

"Ranked-choice voting is an electoral system that allows people to vote for multiple candidates, in order of preference. Instead of just choosing who you want to win, you fill out the ballot saying who is your first choice, second choice, or third choice (or more as needed) for each position."
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Old 12-29-2020, 05:14 AM
 
Location: OH->FL->NJ
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This idea =How to help far right groups recruit 101.
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Old 12-29-2020, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
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But then you have majority rule --- mob rule --- that that the founders wanted to prevent, the little guy from not having a voice.
Here is something to explore:

New York City Voters Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting in Elections. Here's How It Works

What is ranked-choice voting?

"Ranked-choice voting is an electoral system that allows people to vote for multiple candidates, in order of preference. Instead of just choosing who you want to win, you fill out the ballot saying who is your first choice, second choice, or third choice (or more as needed) for each position."
Yet another con confusing direct democracy (mob rule) with popular vote for a representative leader.
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Old 12-29-2020, 03:29 PM
 
Location: North Pacific
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Originally Posted by atltechdude View Post
Obviously the electoral college needs to be abolished but instituting de jure racism clearly is not the answer.

The best chance for eliminating the electoral college is the popular vote compact.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ellis Bell View Post
But then you have majority rule --- mob rule --- that that the founders wanted to prevent, the little guy from not having a voice.
Here is something to explore:

New York City Voters Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting in Elections. Here's How It Works

What is ranked-choice voting?

"Ranked-choice voting is an electoral system that allows people to vote for multiple candidates, in order of preference. Instead of just choosing who you want to win, you fill out the ballot saying who is your first choice, second choice, or third choice (or more as needed) for each position."
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Originally Posted by atltechdude View Post
Yet another con confusing direct democracy (mob rule) with popular vote for a representative leader.
The voting system is the only democratic thing that is done in this country as we are nation built on laws --- a Republic and you want to do what with it?




PS: enact yet another way the little guy can't get a leg up. good con.
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Old 12-29-2020, 10:38 PM
 
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There is already de facto discrimination against whites so I don't know what else they want. South African style land and wealth confiscation? That sure ended up well for them over there
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