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In reply to the discussion: Dem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves [View all]beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)20. the sheer numbers needed to pass any admenment makes nearly impossible
2/3s of the House
2/3s of the Senate
3/4s of the States
we have to deal with reality, it will NOT happen, nor will term limits and all bunch of other constitutional base initiates. Conservatives will simply oppose any and all of them if democrats support them. Thats the world we live in now. The effort and energy has to go towards stuff WE CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE and right, now, at the Federal Level, their is ZERO, except symbolic votes in the House that will go nowhere in the Senate, no floor vote at all.
The only power democrats have is investigations and hearings in the house and perhaps some poison-pill riders on House appropriation Bills...thats it
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Dem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves [View all]
Judi Lynn
Jan 2019
OP
Main problem with the EC is how some states lock them into voting whoever wins the state rather
cstanleytech
Jan 2019
#4
That what trump does, claim an overwhelming victory when he only won by 76000 votes. nt
oldsoftie
Jan 2019
#23
It IS working exactly as intended: to empower (rural) slave states despite their low populations.
lagomorph777
Jan 2019
#39
"We don't need an amendment." 2 yrs ago I might have agreed. In this nightmare administration...
mpcamb
Jan 2019
#43
Now you can add TWO MORE Pres elections to that list that Carter presented.....
Bengus81
Jan 2019
#22
The electoral needs to be abolished. It has allowed a minority to rule over the majority
onit2day
Jan 2019
#41
If a person get just 1 vote more than the opposition in each of the 11 largest states by population,
Cold War Spook
Jan 2019
#44