This is interesting on how this will affect the "National Vote winner" nonsense.
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Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters
This is interesting on how this will affect the "National Vote winner" nonsense.That's what
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
This is interesting on how this will affect the "National Vote winner" nonsense.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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I'm still in favor of going back to the way it used to be where state governments chose the electors who vote for president. Get rid of the "popular vote" nonsense entirely. This would give the power back to state governments and would give greater significance to state elections.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI'm still in favor of going back to the way it used to be where state governments chose the electors who vote for president. Get rid of the "popular vote" nonsense entirely. This would give the power back to state governments and would give greater significance to state elections.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostOh hell, I would go back to only property owners having the vote.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostThis is interesting on how this will affect the "National Vote winner" nonsense.
Or maybe I should be more specific. The way it's done in pretty much all states (save 2, which I'll get to), as I understand it, is that candidates have their list of their electors, then whoever wins sends those electors to vote in the electoral college election. Whether the candidate who gets to send their electors is chosen by state popular vote, national popular vote, or whatever else is used, the electors remain the same.
The only states that are an exception are the two that award electors proportionally rather than winner-take-all, and even there I believe it's a matter of submitting your list of electors and you get to send as many as you're awarded in the proportional vote. So whether that proportional vote is nationwide or statewide, the electors chosen are still the same.
Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI'm still in favor of going back to the way it used to be where state governments chose the electors who vote for president. Get rid of the "popular vote" nonsense entirely. This would give the power back to state governments and would give greater significance to state elections.Last edited by Terraceth; 07-06-2020, 09:49 PM.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostYep... no more votes from people with no skin in the game."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View PostYou could take your version democracy even further and go back to ancient Athens where only male citizens could vote. That eliminates women voters as well.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostYou say that like it'd be a bad thing."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View PostThat eliminates women voters as well.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostWell we used to do that here - the good old days...
Perhaps even reintroduce slavery?"It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View PostAre you suggesting that in a modern pluralistic society it would be "a good thing"? [apologies to Seller and Yeatman]Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostWell if women did not have the vote I suspect there would be a lot less anti-american leftists in office - and that would be a good thing..."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View PostYou could also deny all black Americans [regardless of the property requirement] to vote as well - that would also be just like the "good old days". Perhaps even reintroduce slavery?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View PostI thought this was a light-hearted and humorous exchange of comments. Given the above I am now not so sure. If you were being serious by that, what reasons are you advocating for removing women from the electorate?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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