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Bear Creek

(883 posts)
8. Electoral College created monster.
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 08:28 AM
Jan 2019

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.

ITMF malaise Jan 2019 #1
+1 trusty elf Jan 2019 #4
LOL malaise Jan 2019 #5
Happy New Year to you, malaise! trusty elf Jan 2019 #34
I'll never forget his stepping in front of the Queen. It would have been rude to any woman... maddiemom Jan 2019 #9
This one? True Blue American Jan 2019 #17
Never before has an American President relentlessly attacked and undermined FBI wishstar Jan 2019 #2
+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #20
Not shocking to many of us DUers cuz we have closely followed the shitshow iluvtennis Jan 2019 #3
Trump "works" for Trump. Period. maddiemom Jan 2019 #6
No, I think little Putin is actually supporting Traitor Trump Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #24
At least he didn't wear a tan suit in summer obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #7
Tan suit would make True Blue American Jan 2019 #19
The spray tan makes him look fat Generic Brad Jan 2019 #23
Looks that way True Blue American Jan 2019 #29
Electoral College created monster. Bear Creek Jan 2019 #8
The Electoral College is outdated. watoos Jan 2019 #12
The electoral college was given Traitor Trump's info? Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #25
They were given Bear Creek Jan 2019 #32
I'm not sure who you mean by they? Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #33
I'm really puzzled this morning. I thought this would be the topic of the day on the news channels, Vinca Jan 2019 #10
CNN and MSNBC aren't liberal channels. watoos Jan 2019 #13
The NY Times brings this up Friday evening. watoos Jan 2019 #11
+1 FailureToCommunicate Jan 2019 #14
+1 Isn't football giving the russian illiget an interview before? Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #21
Makes your mind wonder what all they have him filmed doing, duforsure Jan 2019 #15
Maybe Graham just wants him to go ahead and build his wall so he'll get impeached... PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #18
tRump still on the toilet tweeting about the NY Times and Comey... PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #16
Nervous breakdown. watoos Jan 2019 #22
Some people say it happened. PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #28
Finally, Trump will be able to *honestly* say that he's done something... thesquanderer Jan 2019 #26
There's been so much in the news about Trumpy conspiring with Russians, Eyeball_Kid Jan 2019 #27
From AMJOY Gothmog Jan 2019 #30
We were warned Gothmog Jan 2019 #31
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