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11-26-18, 06:34 PM | #6016 | |
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The solution is for each state to decide to assign their electors on a proportional scale instead of the more traditional "winner take all". That does not require any constitutional amendment just a change in the individual state laws. That will bring the EC in alignment with the popular vote in each state., while still maintaining the concept of the president being elected by the majority of votes in the majority of states.
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11-26-18, 11:06 PM | #6017 |
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Oh but the Electoral College is only the start. How about the idea being floated along with the elimination of the EC that it is unfair to big states that they only get the same number of Senators as small states?
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11-27-18, 06:25 PM | #6018 |
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Whoever propounded that idea is woefully ignorant of history. The representation question was the biggest bone of contention at the original Constitutional Convention, and the two-senators-per-state concept came about because the smaller states objected to proportional representation.
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11-27-18, 08:16 PM | #6019 | |
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Apparently the debate continues: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/10/polit...urt/index.html
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11-28-18, 02:48 AM | #6020 |
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Great. Just great. The guy's either an idiot or a master manipulator.
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11-28-18, 07:30 AM | #6021 |
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Remember not that long ago when the Democrat's were in charge of the House and the Senate? They changed the voting law to a simple majority instead of the 2/3's needed to pass.
That has come back to haunt them ... I fear if they get the House and the Senate back that they could try to eliminate the Electoral College in favor of winner take all in future National Presidential races thinking that they have the numbers to win. Trump won due to fear of Clinton being able to pick the next two to three Supreme Court justices ... the fear of House and Senate majority rule by the democrats could result in the same thing happening in the 2020 election With the GOP (and whoever they pick) winning the WH again
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11-28-18, 08:16 AM | #6022 | |
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Seems unlikely.
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11-28-18, 08:36 AM | #6023 | |
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11-29-18, 06:40 PM | #6024 | |
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Interesting article on a case being heard by the Supreme Court over the Governments asset forfeiture program.
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https://reason.com/blog/2018/11/28/b...miHKs1VlXjsjq8
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11-29-18, 06:52 PM | #6025 |
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In my opinion, civil asset forfeiture should only be assigned by the courts and only after a conviction.
Having the same organization that will receive the assets being in charge of when assets can be seized is a conflict of interest.
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11-29-18, 07:57 PM | #6026 |
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I miss him
Reagan was giving a speech in West Berlin when a balloon popped very loudly
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11-29-18, 08:02 PM | #6027 |
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12-02-18, 06:32 AM | #6028 | |
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I tell you, it's not just Trump, or Trump supporters. Something fundamental has changed with American society. Recent example: It's all over the news, as if it was significant-- Michelle Obama, who has been a pillar of class for as long as she's been in the public eye, was hosting a book tour event yesterday. She let a swear word slip, which can happen, no harm, no foul. But the reaction, by supposedly thoughtful, intelligent people, seems on par with a Metallica crowd reaction.
She said that marriage inequality can’t be solved by women ‘leaning in’ because ‘that s*** doesn’t work all the time.’ Ok, my reaction would be a smile, cause I know what she's getting at, and knowing her, it's apparent that she used the causal expression for emphasis but probably not for shock value. But her people, ha! Quote:
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12-03-18, 08:16 PM | #6029 | |
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It's looking like this latest "Trump is going down" fantasy is just that, a fantasy.
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https://www.realclearinvestigations....ing_trump.html
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12-03-18, 08:28 PM | #6030 | |
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Mean while the Russians are still up to their old tricks of trying to influence what America thinks and who they should vote for. They must get a kick out of manipulation
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