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Actually individual state can decide how they wish to

Posted on: March 19, 2019 at 11:39:52 CT
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their electoral votes.

How stupid do you have to be to tell the people of your state that no matter what their votes will be determined by people in other states?

Every single person in Colorado could vote for candidate A but their nine electoral votes would go to candidate B if they were popular enough in California, New York and Florida.
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Warren calls for abolition of the Electoral College - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 3/19 08:27:24
     It would take a constitutional amendment which needs - Alferd Packer MU - 3/19 11:05:10
     Dems want to change every rule or law that... - JayRoy KC - 3/19 11:02:15
     That could potentially start a civil war (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 3/19 10:36:21
     If states believe that the popular vote is the correct way - DHighlander KC - 3/19 10:08:04
          RE: If states believe that the popular vote is the correct way - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:23:18
               Actually individual state can decide how they wish to - DHighlander KC - 3/19 11:39:52
                    RE: Actually individual state can decide how they wish to - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:59:40
          Why does a single vote in MT count more than mine - raskolnikov MU - 3/19 10:19:07
               RE: Why does a single vote in MT count more than mine - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:26:20
                    Doesn't address my concern at all - raskolnikov MU - 3/19 13:31:29
               maybe do like Maine and devide the votes based on - tigerinhogtown STL - 3/19 11:06:10
                    RE: maybe do like Maine and devide the votes based on - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:27:28
               The people of Delaware, Maine and Montana will feel better - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 3/19 10:43:12
               oh boy (nm) - Sal KC - 3/19 10:40:34
               you’re ignorant (nm) - pickle MU - 3/19 10:30:44
               The top five, most populous, states have well over 50% of - DHighlander KC - 3/19 10:28:51
                    BUT if that is where the people are, why should they not hav - raskolnikov MU - 3/19 13:33:11
                    but that is representative of the entire country - Sal KC - 3/19 10:45:41
                    Egg-zackly. nm - hokie VT - 3/19 10:41:32
               Maybe they have TWO KIDS in NYC and bareclona... nm - hokie VT - 3/19 10:23:48
               It's a republic, not a democracy. - RHAYWORTH MU - 3/19 10:23:05
                    RE: It's a republic, not a democracy. - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:30:48
     Why not get rid of the states and Senate and the House - tcat KC - 3/19 09:48:31
     And meanwhile in other news. - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/19 09:37:41
     Hey, the dums should get some more votes from it. - GA Tiger MU - 3/19 08:55:01
     That would to require a constitutional amendment, I - hokie VT - 3/19 08:52:20
          3/4 of the states' legislatures needed to ratify amendments. - Alferd Packer MU - 3/19 11:11:10
               You are correct, sir. The 2/3 number was for some other - hokie VT - 3/19 11:35:54
          They will tie their electors to whoever wins the popular vot - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 3/19 09:03:46
               Wouldn’t it be great if they got that passed and then we had - hokie VT - 3/19 09:10:12
                    lol I should not have laughed at that(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 3/19 09:12:00
          I agree that it would take an amendment. - DC Jayhawk KU - 3/19 08:59:41
               Doesn't that render the purpose of the - mizzouSECedes STL - 3/19 09:56:35
                    Electoral college vs. electors. - DC Jayhawk KU - 3/19 10:07:35
                         It does, thanks (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 3/19 10:26:44
               That is an intriguing and frightening possibility. Nm - hokie VT - 3/19 09:04:51
                    Is it? Strange position for a Lincoln supporter (nm) - pickle MU - 3/19 09:11:41
               Only blue stars will do that - Ferg STL - 3/19 09:04:39
                    I don't know - DC Jayhawk KU - 3/19 09:16:04
                         Regrettably, Virginia has become a reliably blue state in - hokie VT - 3/19 09:23:20
                    A blue state like… Michigan? Nm - hokie VT - 3/19 09:12:21
     If it stops dems from winning, it's unfair. - RHAYWORTH MU - 3/19 08:50:25
     This will hasten the exercise of the 10th amendment (nm) - escalade MU - 3/19 08:48:27
     Get rid of all of it. Decentralize (nm) - pickle MU - 3/19 08:45:55
     Yup. Socialists will try to harvest every vote from illegals - hokie VT - 3/19 08:45:52
     generic internals must be telling them they’re going - Floyd Turbo 99 - 3/19 08:42:04
     RE: Warren calls for abolition of the Electoral College - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/19 08:28:03




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