Posted on 12/14/2008 6:55:56 PM PST by rabscuttle385
In his election-night victory speech, Barack Obama said he would be a president for all Americans, not just those who voted for him. But as a candidate he didn't campaign with equal vigor for every vote. Instead, he and John McCain devoted more than 98% of their television ad spending and campaign events to just 15 states which together make up about a third of the U.S. population. Today, as the Electoral College votes are cast and counted state-by-state, we will be reminded why. It is the peculiar mechanics of that institution, designed for a different age, that leave us divided into red states, blue states and swing states. That needs to change.
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Hmmm.... wonder if Soros is a bit worried about all of these citizenship lawsuits?????
***That’s my take.
Nonsense. The cities would rule, and we know how cities vote.
Soros right, Madison wrong. Sure.
Free Republic is unrecognizable.
Recall that in his 2004 Senate debates with Alan Keyes, Obama (debate no. 3, about 50 minutes in) said he wanted to abolish the Electoral College.
Yes, McCain was a bad candidate but none of the Republicans that ran for the nomination in 2008 would have beat Obama.
However, without the EC a decent GOP Candidate could have campaigned in Texas, California and New York and may have been able to cut into the 9,000,000 vote margin that McCain lost to Obama.
Soros nice try. Our forefounders put that in place to keep the likes of you out of our government. Nice try though. Small minds, small thoughts.
“Hmmm.... wonder if Soros is a bit worried about all of these citizenship lawsuits?????”
I thought the same thing! Or maybe Soros is maybe worried about what all the Electors might do tomorrow! There may be many Electors who take their responsibilities as an Elector very seriously and want to do what they are sworn to do. That is to cast their votes for a constitutionally qualified candidate.
I'm not sure what Soro's is babbling about, interstate "pacts" and such. But if red electoral votes (ie, outside the cities) count as electoral votes instead of the "one winner takes all", it could very well swing elections from the cities, IMHO.
I'm nor saying ditch the Constitution, I'm just asking if better alternatives are available FRiend.
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Doesn’t surprise me. This is the guy who said, “The constitution is fundamentally flawed.” And he’s proceeded to drive a truck through one of its flaws.
First, that is pure speculation. Why would the absence of the Electoral College affect the Republican nomination process or any State's ballot access laws?
Second, to abolish the Electoral College is to destroy the States' role in all future Presidential elections. We don't allows win the Presidency with the Electoral College (that's not its purpose), but we will have almost no chance of so winning without it.
Well, in a way I suppose we can thank this weasel for showcasing where one of the really big holes is.
Time to get out the caulk / oakum / spackling compound.
Nope. More small states vote GOP and more large states vote Democrat. In normal years.
The GOP usually has a slight but potentially important built-in electoral college advantage. For example, it made the difference in Bush v. Gore.
With the Electoral College system, the states of Alaska, Wyoming, N and S Dakota and Montana, have a total of 15 votes, more than 2.7% of the total.
With a popular vote, these states would have 1.17% of the vote, considerably less than half of their present influence.
I think the question of whether an interstate compact, as proposed by Mr. Soros, is constitutional is quite open. In any case, such a compact could not be legal unless approved by Congress, and could presumably be invalidated by any future Congress by majority vote.
Yes I’ve read that before. Thanks anyway.
We pay the supreme court to do just that. It’s why they have lifetime appointment, so they don’t have to worry about the political effects of doing their job properly. I do not have confidence that they will do their job. Like Donofrio, I fear the constitutional republic is lost.
I’ve thought for a while that to have the EC divided up by districts with the popular vote winner of the state getting the 2 for Senators would make it much more competitive. I know there are a couple states that do it this way.
The Electoral College is one of many, many safeguards against tyranny contained in the Constitution. Therefore, it is a target of the left.
And a target of Soros.
Obama/Soetoro - the demagogue the Founding Fathers were waiting for.
Hate to be a Jeremiah,but, the Union will cease to exist by 2050.
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