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Stonepounder

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13. Does he have a single clue about what it takes to pass an Amendment to the Constitution?
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 02:22 PM
Apr 2018

Hint: You can't do it with an Executive Order

There's an app for that. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2018 #1
Yeah, right... TranssexualKaren Apr 2018 #2
Surely this is an Onion piece, right? nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #3
I thought it was a joke, too. Dave Starsky Apr 2018 #8
trump is so fucking dumb.. he thinks Cha Apr 2018 #47
If I recall Liberalagogo Apr 2018 #4
His argument is that he concentrated on the electoral vote not the popular vote. former9thward Apr 2018 #30
Oh please Liberalagogo Apr 2018 #34
So when he was funding Democratic candidates and causes in NY former9thward Apr 2018 #35
Yes, he was a shithole back then too. padfun Apr 2018 #55
Trump "concentrated"......... SergeStorms Apr 2018 #37
Unfortunately many Democrats did what you just did. former9thward Apr 2018 #40
From Wikipedia- SergeStorms Apr 2018 #44
How come Clinton never showed up in Wisconsin? former9thward Apr 2018 #46
Lazy, much? SergeStorms Apr 2018 #49
OK. Can we make that retroactive? Then, deal! ollie10 Apr 2018 #5
Its like a Monty Python sketch but the BootinUp Apr 2018 #6
"I would rather have the popular vote because it's, to me, it's much easier to win the popular vote" RockRaven Apr 2018 #7
Trade wars are easy to win. Arms races are easy to win. lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #15
To give the devil his due, there's a grain of truth there: The Mouth Apr 2018 #9
Didn't Trump lose the popular vote? left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #10
Yup, and not only that, there's this tidbit from the article that's quite interesting progree Apr 2018 #17
After he led the country into an illegal war based on provable lies. robbob Apr 2018 #45
Ehhhh...... what's a meager 3 million votes??? groundloop Apr 2018 #20
There really is no bottom to how stupid he is, is there? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2018 #11
NO--don't forget --ALL those votes were from illegals. he actually won by 5 mil without niyad Apr 2018 #18
He said he would have run a completely different campaign. former9thward Apr 2018 #31
You Seem Convinced ProfessorGAC Apr 2018 #54
I've noticed that the same three or four posters always take a contrary position. tavernier Apr 2018 #57
Does this moron know how to count?? C_U_L8R Apr 2018 #12
Does he have a single clue about what it takes to pass an Amendment to the Constitution? Stonepounder Apr 2018 #13
If he could do it with an executive order, and DID... maddiemom Apr 2018 #22
Except it doesn't need a constitutional amendment. Massacure Apr 2018 #29
National Popular Vote interstate compact djg21 Apr 2018 #38
unconstitutional Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #41
Fair enough. But still, states do not need to collude to make it happen. Massacure Apr 2018 #43
Not necessarily. djg21 Apr 2018 #52
Two thoughts on this. Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #58
Courts don't give advisory opinions. djg21 Apr 2018 #60
Doesn't Trump know that would take adding a new Amendment to the Constitution? Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #14
This isnt entirely correct. djg21 Apr 2018 #39
unconstitutional Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #42
Hmmm. I wonder if ... Whiskeytide Apr 2018 #16
something like that was my first thought as well--they figured out how to rig the whole thing. niyad Apr 2018 #19
This is correct. While I support a popular vote, NYC Liberal Apr 2018 #21
And let's make it retroactive. MrsCoffee Apr 2018 #23
That was exactly my reaction DFW Apr 2018 #24
Same here dameatball Apr 2018 #27
trump thinks he won the popular vote.. Cha Apr 2018 #48
Well, if it makes it easier to win... ThoughtCriminal Apr 2018 #25
Don't tease . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #26
I cannot STAND this man SylviaD Apr 2018 #28
Which is ironic because Clinton is a supporter of the electoral college gyroscope Apr 2018 #32
This is not a democracy. Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #59
This is just his ego speaking..... Red Mountain Apr 2018 #33
I think BigOleDummy Apr 2018 #53
Theres no limit to his delusions. So much winning. truthisfreedom Apr 2018 #36
Great idea - retroactively! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #50
What an idiot. That is the problem with the electoral college, it gives the red states an unfair still_one Apr 2018 #51
Best bet would be state legislatures voting to commit EC votes to popular vote winner Va Lefty Apr 2018 #61
All he has to do is sign an executive order to abolish the Electoral College, JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #56
The puppet honestly believes that millions of illegal votes were cast CrispyQ Apr 2018 #62
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