Is it time to replace Electoral College with popular vote? (Page 7/13)
rinselberg SEP 05, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:
The Senate does not allocate the amount of Senators from every State. It is also not done at the Federal level. There are a lot of things MNSBC does not want you to know,


OK, it's the defining organization of the Senate, as spelled out in the Constitution. "Two senators from every state." That's what I was thinking when I said "The Senate allocates..."

When I said "He hasn't ever posted in this thread," I wasn't talking about Raydar. I left the disambiguation of "He" to each reader's own interpretation.

"He" still hasn't posted in this thread. Although it wouldn't surprise me if that happened later today.
82-T/A [At Work] SEP 05, 04:44 PM

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Originally posted by ray b:

his local el co-op had those rules to vote on a subject in Bandera, Texas, USA a few weeks ago

sound like commies in yeehaa land with co-op's and on line walk in or phone votes




Ok, so is anyone actually voting by phone or online then? Serious question... sounds like some people were just talking about it?
ray b SEP 05, 05:18 PM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Ok, so is anyone actually voting by phone or online then? Serious question... sounds like some people were just talking about it?



bond issue for a local quasi-gov commune rural electrical corp

likely an FDR 30's program

so no
a real money question as users pay in a co-op

and actually more important then the local elections for dogcatcher ect
cliffw SEP 06, 06:30 AM

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Originally posted by ray b:
his local el co-op had those rules to vote on a subject in Bandera, Texas, USA a few weeks ago



I have dirt in Bandera, and am served by the Bandera Electric Co-Op. What you are alleging I have never heard. Source ?

Also, a Co-Op is not a political office.

[This message has been edited by cliffw (edited 09-06-2023).]

ray b SEP 06, 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by cliffw:


I have dirt in Bandera, and am served by the Bandera Electric Co-Op. What you are alleging I have never heard. Source ?

Also, a Co-Op is not a political office.




guess you do NOT read your local paper
on line story in it about your local co-op 2-3 weeks ago
told how to vote on line by phone or drop by their office

quasi-gov sort of commie peoples corp is what a EL co-op is
and they vote on money subjects like bonds everyone owes
so more important then the local dogcatcher's election

funny you have no idea how you local system ''works'' real time

but it does have the variable rate RIP OFF TEXASS IS FAMOUS FOR
YEEHAA no idea what you pay except you pay a lot
fredtoast SEP 06, 01:37 PM

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Originally posted by Blacktree:

You want to get rid of the electoral college... so voter fraud can directly affect the elections?

NO THANK YOU.




How does the electoral college prevent voter fraud?

I have never heard this claim before.
fredtoast SEP 06, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:


I don't care. People who live in the city should not be able to enforce their rules - or politics - on the people who live out in the sticks.




Why are people in the sticks superior to people who live in the city?

Why should country folk be able to force their rules -or politics- on people who live in the cities.

I say all people are equal. One person=One vote.

Why do you hate equality?

olejoedad SEP 06, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by fredtoast:
Why are people in the sticks superior to people who live in the city?

Why should country folk be able to force their rules -or politics- on people who live in the cities.

I say all people are equal. One person=One vote.

Why do you hate equality?



Unless you live in the sticks, I guess you wouldn't know.

States elect the President, not the People.
One person, one vote, not for the President directly, but for the State's choice for President.

Each State has Electors, equal to the total of Representatives and Senators.

The Electors vote for the President.

The States set up the election rules for that State.

But you already knew that.

Representative Republic.
fredtoast SEP 06, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by olejoedad:

This idea is anti American, anti Republic and another attempt by Progressives to cripple our country.



That is kind of a strange take.

I alwasy thought that making some peoples votes count more than other peoples votes would be "anti-American", and
anti-Republic".

I was always taught that the most pro-republic, pro-democracy, pro-American way was "one person = one vote".
Valkrie9 SEP 07, 12:56 AM
Here'a plan, and one that may be more successful.
Fly to Shanghai, tell the border and immigration guards the purpose of your visit is ' business '.
Stand in the airport's mezzanine with a loudspeaker bullhorn and advocate democracy and votes.
An alien concept in Communist China, as it has been for all time, never happened there, ever.
Shortly thereafter, you too, will have joined the ranks of workers in a worker's paradise, working.
In your case, breaking big rocks into small rocks, forever, until useless, then, flushed like so much.. uh.. stool.
Here in America, anti-constitutional rhetoric ought to be treated the same way, but more gently.
Thirty days in the hole, for every uttering of counter-constitutional advocacy, incitement.
Bouncing off the cell block walls at the sheriff's office, telling them all about what you were taught.
' Rights? We don't care about your rights, Ivan ! '
' Don't make me come in there to stomp some sense into you, Ivan ! '
' Stop Resisting ! Stop Resisting ! Stop Resisting ! '
Behavior modification by application of love taps, tender loving care, warm caress', compassionate embrace.
' Here, let me fill in your ballot for you, you seem to be having trouble holding your pencil, Ivan '