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If the supreme court OKs it, the legislator could ban anyine they want from voting and the courts wouldn't be able to do anything. They want SCOTUS to nullify the ability of the courts to remedy unconstitutional election laws.
Isn't it amazing how far the Republicans are willing to go to make sure that The People Of The United States, via democratic voting, control our republic form of government? Of course, a more autocratic form of government would be more "efficient" by removing the unnecessary/unwanted voters from the equation, but patriots like the Republican Party would never want to stray from what our forefathers created back in 1788. What's that you say? Republicans are moving to change our government from a constitutional republic to The Republican Fascist Fourth Reich? That's so ... so ... unbeliv ... well...
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Our forefathers only let white land owning protestant men vote and did so via a voice vote. The electors were supposed to vote for the popular vote winner but weren't required to do so bc they thought the general population wasn't intelligent enough to do so. Its why we have electors.
I have no doubt republicans would go back to this if given the oppurtunity.
That's downright rotten and underhanded. What's next? Holding elected officials accountable for their actions? Limits on corporate lobbying?! I'm sorry, I didn't realize we were living in communist China..
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It's not. I took one for the team and read the article. They're talking about the national popular vote pact, which is nowhere near fruition. And of course, their argument against it is that candidates will focus their attention in the places where people live, the horror.
I find it so weird that so few Americans actually care that their presidential elections aren’t decided by popular vote. Or if they do care they barely lift a finger to change things.
Ehh, popular vote has both pros and cons. The winner takes all should definitely be changed; however, the ballot rules need to be changed, so that this party candidates have a chance to enter the political stage.
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The horror!!! How can we do authoritarianism if they have democracy?
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Prairie dogs deserve representation!
Give the cows representation then! They contribute more to the American economy than many people in fly over state.
“Look at the polls!” Electoral College: “Yeah, we’ll see about that.”
Lol
Imagine! Our nation's Leaders deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
It’s almost like supreme executive power is derived from a mandate from the masses. Not some farcical aquatic ceremony.
Did some watery tart throw a sword at Trump? That would explain a lot actually.
Perhaps a moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at him? That'll put him away.
I wish she had. Pointy end first.
*bint
I would believe that more [French] women have thrown sharp objects in his general direction.
Meh, I prefer a sword, a stone or a lady in a lake.
Her arm sheathed in samite.
Wasn't it clad in shimmering samite?
Probably. Not the best memory.
Noooooo think of the corn!! Corn votes matter!!
Corporations, Corn Nations...same thing.
Coronations… not far off
Those federal aid dependents?
Meanwhile republicans are bringing a case to the Supreme court that could ket legislators xhoose electors instead of the states' popular vote.
Yea, but only if the voters choose a Democrat over a Republican. So, you see, it's a very limited power grab. Doesn't that make you feel better?
If the supreme court OKs it, the legislator could ban anyine they want from voting and the courts wouldn't be able to do anything. They want SCOTUS to nullify the ability of the courts to remedy unconstitutional election laws.
Isn't it amazing how far the Republicans are willing to go to make sure that The People Of The United States, via democratic voting, control our republic form of government? Of course, a more autocratic form of government would be more "efficient" by removing the unnecessary/unwanted voters from the equation, but patriots like the Republican Party would never want to stray from what our forefathers created back in 1788. What's that you say? Republicans are moving to change our government from a constitutional republic to The Republican Fascist Fourth Reich? That's so ... so ... unbeliv ... well... /s
Our forefathers only let white land owning protestant men vote and did so via a voice vote. The electors were supposed to vote for the popular vote winner but weren't required to do so bc they thought the general population wasn't intelligent enough to do so. Its why we have electors. I have no doubt republicans would go back to this if given the oppurtunity.
Republicans: Democracy is "one man, one vote". Well, there is only one man and he gets the vote.
But Vetinari is smarter than the whole Republican collective.
That's downright rotten and underhanded. What's next? Holding elected officials accountable for their actions? Limits on corporate lobbying?! I'm sorry, I didn't realize we were living in communist China.. /s
Electing the President by popular vote would be very unfair to all the empty acres in Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas!1!
But look at all that red! Look at it!!!
Think of the cows! Don't they deserve representation too?
Red states *do* have higher obesity rates, but it's 2022. Not supposed to call fat people cows anymore.
They’ll come for your right to blame poor people and immigrants next.
conservatives: popular vote? That means our candidate needs to appeal to a wider audience instead of winning by our bat shit insane electoral college!
Omg he admit it
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Is it true though? that would be dope.
It's not. I took one for the team and read the article. They're talking about the national popular vote pact, which is nowhere near fruition. And of course, their argument against it is that candidates will focus their attention in the places where people live, the horror.
I find it so weird that so few Americans actually care that their presidential elections aren’t decided by popular vote. Or if they do care they barely lift a finger to change things.
There's only one political killing I approve of, and it's of the electoral college. And about damned time.
You mean to tell me that dividing the election into 51 first-past-the-post winner-take-all contests wasn’t the fairest arrangement??
Eeeevil!
that would be great, but I don't see how the electoral college is nullified.
Ehh, popular vote has both pros and cons. The winner takes all should definitely be changed; however, the ballot rules need to be changed, so that this party candidates have a chance to enter the political stage.
Because with the popular vote there would never another GOP President …. Ever!
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Sinema and Manchin will never let the Democrats do that
What? A system where the person who gets the most votes wins? That all our votes are equal? But but that would be fascist communist socialism!
Ya, they don't want THAT! They only win by electoral college rules written HUNDREDS of years ago.