Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:49 PM

Kajun Gal (1,907 posts)

It's past time to get rid of the electoral college.

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It's past time to get rid of the electoral college. (Original post)	Kajun Gal	Oct 2018	OP
Agreed, but that takes a constitutional amendment.	bearsfootball516	Oct 2018	#1
It sure is!!!	donkeypoofed	Oct 2018	#2
We can work towards the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact	manor321	Oct 2018	#3
That is also more "breakable."	In It to Win It	Oct 2018	#4
It's time	In It to Win It	Oct 2018	#5
If you look at the history of the electoral college	mitch96	Oct 2018	#6
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Oct 2018	#7
How?	Loki Liesmith	Oct 2018	#8
It's past time for me to win the lottery also.	Calista241	Oct 2018	#9
And how do we do that, Kajun Gal? n/t	demmiblue	Oct 2018	#10
Dunno. Hoping some of you wise peeps could find a way. Start with voting though!	Kajun Gal	Oct 2018	#17
I actually googled how to do it. There are ways but voting is the first start of the process.	Kajun Gal	Oct 2018	#19
It was time since Coup 2000 (before)	UTUSN	Oct 2018	#11
And your solution is?	brooklynite	Oct 2018	#12
Google How to change a constitutional amendment...	Kajun Gal	Oct 2018	#20
I know how to change the Constitution...	brooklynite	Oct 2018	#21
You say that as if all it takes is legislation	Fullduplexxx	Oct 2018	#13
The Electoral Clown College is a joke, plain and simple	ck4829	Oct 2018	#14
I agree but	Turin_C3PO	Oct 2018	#15
It's either we get rid of it	In It to Win It	Oct 2018	#16
The smaller population states won't sign on to it.	Xolodno	Oct 2018	#18

Response to Kajun Gal (Original post)

Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:50 PM

bearsfootball516 (6,286 posts)

1. Agreed, but that takes a constitutional amendment.

And that's not happening.

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:51 PM

donkeypoofed (2,187 posts)

2. It sure is!!!

Popular Vote wins and that's it !!

After that should be: 2-Term limits for Senators

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:53 PM

manor321 (3,344 posts)

3. We can work towards the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

That is more doable.

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:54 PM

In It to Win It (2,821 posts)

4. That is also more "breakable."

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:54 PM

In It to Win It (2,821 posts)

5. It's time

One man, one vote. All weighted the same

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:56 PM

mitch96 (10,230 posts)

6. If you look at the history of the electoral college

As I understand its about a level playing field. The smaller population states would not sigh the constitution unless it could be "fair" to them. Bigger population states had an advantage so it was put into the constitution. Correct me If I'm wrong...
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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:05 PM

Loki Liesmith (4,556 posts)

8. How?

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:23 PM

Calista241 (5,331 posts)

9. It's past time for me to win the lottery also.

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:24 PM

demmiblue (33,522 posts)

10. And how do we do that, Kajun Gal? n/t

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 08:27 PM

Kajun Gal (1,907 posts)

17. Dunno. Hoping some of you wise peeps could find a way. Start with voting though!

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 08:55 PM

Kajun Gal (1,907 posts)

19. I actually googled how to do it. There are ways but voting is the first start of the process.

Google it.

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:28 PM

UTUSN (63,771 posts)

11. It was time since Coup 2000 (before)

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:29 PM

brooklynite (78,378 posts)

12. And your solution is?

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 08:57 PM

Kajun Gal (1,907 posts)

20. Google How to change a constitutional amendment...

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 09:02 PM

brooklynite (78,378 posts)

21. I know how to change the Constitution...

I also know it takes 3/4 of the States to approve and that the small States aren't willing to give up their electoral influence.

Your strategy to overcome that obstacle?

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:41 PM

Fullduplexxx (5,762 posts)

13. You say that as if all it takes is legislation

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:42 PM

ck4829 (32,308 posts)

14. The Electoral Clown College is a joke, plain and simple

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:43 PM

Turin_C3PO (8,331 posts)

15. I agree but

think our energy should be spent elsewhere given the extreme unlikelihood that the EC will ever be abolished.

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:58 PM

In It to Win It (2,821 posts)

16. It's either we get rid of it

Or we do away with the “winner take all” system and award electoral votes to the winner of the congressional district and award the remaining votes to who ever gets the popular vote within the state.

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 08:34 PM

Xolodno (5,190 posts)

18. The smaller population states won't sign on to it.

Proposals such as awarding electoral votes by winning congressional districts with the last two senate votes awarded by overall population winner....or, one awarded by population winner and the other assigned by the state legislature....still would have to climb a virtual Mt. Everest of change.

The low population Red states will not yield their power willingly when they have an unfair advantage. Even when more "fair" proposals are put on the table, a "fair" proposal means they lose some control. They will stick to this like flies on manure until Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania turn solidly blue. Then they will lose their advantage and will want a "fair" system.

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