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In reply to the discussion: Never before in the history of the United States.... [View all]Bear Creek
(883 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 12, 2019, 06:28 PM - Edit history (1)
The Electoral College was created to be a buffer between the population and the appointment of the President. The founding fathers feared a tyrant could con public opinion and come to power. That they would fall for trumpery.
*(Just think they were given much of this information and appointed Trump anyway. It seems the educated populace was smarter than the partisan hacks who voted for party first and the country be damned.)
It is also time to question the whole 2016 election, from dog catcher to senator.
From gerrymandering, voter supression, fraud (yes they get convicted of it, what they holler about they are guilty of), hacked computers, and yes the GOP owned voting machines.
Question, if the democrats had that many votes for representatives why would those same people vote for GOP senators? So Trump's agenda can still move forward. The appointment of judges being the most important.
This system is broke and needs fixed or abolished.
*Correction: I thought they got the intel. There was a letter sent to have them briefed on the Russian interference but it was denied by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Sorry.