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malthaussen
(17,065 posts)Like the T-shirt says, I can't believe we're still arguing about this shit.
-- Mal
Rhiannon12866
(202,970 posts)enough
(13,235 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,207 posts)Ari Melber
Ari Berman
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)We all look alike!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,207 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)A legend. Proud to have him as our Representative in Atlanta.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)the constitutionally created electoral college deprives individual voters in California of an equal vote. As a Californian, my vote counts for only a portion of the vote of a person from a less populated state.
The struggle for justice and civil rights continues in California.
Most Californians don't even realize how little their vote counts in presidential elections.
Hillary would be president today if Californians' votes were counted like those of voters in other states.
This needs to be changed.
Glorfindel
(9,706 posts)for each 194,219 people. California, with 38,332,521 people, has 55 electoral votes, or one for each 696,955 people. This is actually quite sickening. I can't imagine why this country has put up with this nonsense for as long as it has. Hell, the United Kingdom's House of Lords is more "democratic" than our presidential election system.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,725 posts)It seems too ridiculous to be true
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)The courts will not rule directly in contradiction with the Constitution.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,725 posts)Good luck with that in this climate
KPN
(15,585 posts)Congressman Lewis et al.
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)down a tank. Very brave indeed.
KPN
(15,585 posts)people with guns on their side and batons in hand who supposedly represent law and order face to face is incredibly tense. Amazing!
Ferrets are Cool
(21,058 posts)PatrickforO
(14,514 posts)So many were beaten and even died down there, and for what? Just simple recognition of their common humanity.
We're sure going backwards now, with these racists crawling out from under their rocks and having the temerity to march in our streets.