Posted on 02/05/2018 9:04:48 AM PST by SunkenCiv
“Sure. Each State should only get 2 electoral votes, same as the number of Senators.”
Yes, and while we are at it, repeal the 17th Amendment. The Sovereign States, as they were meant to be, with Senators elected by the state government and representing ONLY their State, and members of the House representing ONLY the constituents of their State District.
Good grief! It’s so simple.
Absolutely. The current method violates the very nature of what a Senator is supposed to be.
No!
Changes to how states conduct voting is not the business of the Federal Government except by amending the Constitution.
IMHO the Constitution contemplates that there would be a difference. With the hope that the states would select wise Electors.
Yes. Leftists only count as 3/5ths of a person.
By going with the national vote, they would be, in effect, using out of state voters to decide their own election.
So even though the “legislature can decide”, that doesn’t mean they can simply say some like, “We’ll do whatever Hawaii does”.
Sure, eradicate the urban hot-spots.
I know who cares what a foreigner thinks, but from my perspective as a Canadian is that it is a great system. Its only fault is that prior to the Gore-Bush debacle, we didn’t know anything about it. We just thought the US vote was a popular vote. The uninformed here are trying to do away with our system of electoral ridings, which our ancestors saw fit to give us. And replace with some popular vote monstrosity. The purpose of the system Britain gave us is responsible government, and that is what the system encourages.
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