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rogergarrison
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NOV 06, 01:04 PM
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Ive always been against the 'winner takes all' method. Like mentioned, I think it would work better if each candidate got the percentage of electorial votes from each state based on their popular vote of that state. ie/ if you got 1/3 of the popular vote...you should get 1/3 of the electorial vote.
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Jake_Dragon
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NOV 06, 01:14 PM
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Hudini
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NOV 06, 01:32 PM
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Threedog
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NOV 06, 01:35 PM
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We don't need to just get rid of the electoral college, we need to get rid of first past the post. Our voting system has to be instant runoff elections.
Video for those who do not quite understand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE[This message has been edited by Threedog (edited 11-06-2016).]
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jmclemore
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NOV 06, 01:40 PM
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the same people who want a majority vote would never agree with this...
1 vote per county for president...
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Wichita
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NOV 06, 01:41 PM
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For those advocating for a straight nationwide popular vote to choose the President, this may change your mind and help you understand why the Electoral College is actually a great system.
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RayOtton
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NOV 06, 01:45 PM
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Doug85GT
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NOV 06, 02:00 PM
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You are not thinking big enough. Why don't we eliminate states, counties, and city governments. We will just have one government for the whole country. Everything will be decided by popular vote. If the major cities all decide that they should get free food from the farmers, tough, majority rule. When the major cities decide that we should have free gasoline and cable TV, so be it. Let's have a pure democracy!
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olejoedad
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NOV 06, 02:20 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Doug85GT:
You are not thinking big enough. Why don't we eliminate states, counties, and city governments. We will just have one government for the whole country. Everything will be decided by popular vote. If the major cities all decide that they should get free food from the farmers, tough, majority rule. When the major cities decide that we should have free gasoline and cable TV, so be it. Let's have a pure democracy! |
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We are NOT a democracy!
We are a Constitutional Republic, expressly designed that way from the beginning.
The Progressive Left and the MSM constantly speak of Democracy, but the differences between a democracy and a republic are vastly different.
Read and educate yourself!
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Wichita
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NOV 06, 02:33 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Doug85GT:
You are not thinking big enough. Why don't we eliminate states, counties, and city governments. We will just have one government for the whole country. Everything will be decided by popular vote. If the major cities all decide that they should get free food from the farmers, tough, majority rule. When the major cities decide that we should have free gasoline and cable TV, so be it. Let's have a pure democracy! |
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Why not even go beyond that. Get rid of Democracy? Why even deal with pesky elections and uninformed people having a say at all.
I would accept one government, but we have to get rid of Democracy and the Popular vote along with it for me to accept that.
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