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| September 14, 2011
Posted on 09/15/2011 8:08:41 AM PDT by wmfights
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To: Sudetenland
The Founding Fathers set up the Electoral College for a reason. Actually the idea that each congressional district sends an Elector to the Electoral College would be closer to what they had in mind, rather than winner take all.
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09/15/2011 9:55:39 AM PDT
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Oztrich Boy
(New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
To: wmfights
To: CA Conservative; Oztrich Boy; Tatze; wmfights
My reaction was admittedly knee-jerk, but I get nervous every time someone in government starts talking about messing with what has worked for 230 years. Just like I agree with Perry and would like to see the appointment of Senators by the state legislatures rather than by direct election.
Personally, I would like to see Congress grow. I'd like the House move closer to the original charge of 1 Representative/30,000 citizens. It would mean we would need a stadium, for the House to meet (LOL!), but it would reduce the power of each individual member and move closer to them being an accessible representative.
Representatives are becoming too much like a ruling class. Maybe just expand the membership from 435 (1/735,000) to 1305 (1/230,000) or even 1740 (1/172,000).
I guess I need to look at what has been proposed again and contemplate if further.
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posted on
09/15/2011 11:21:45 AM PDT
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Sudetenland
(There can be no freedom without God--What man gives, man can take away.)
To: Sudetenland
I definitely agree its dysfunctional as it is. But I'm not sure what the solution is. Term limits would be a good start.
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posted on
09/15/2011 11:46:01 AM PDT
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Tatze
(I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
To: Tatze
Yeah, that looks about right. :)
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posted on
09/15/2011 11:56:56 AM PDT
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Sudetenland
(There can be no freedom without God--What man gives, man can take away.)
To: Sudetenland
The proposed change defeats the whole purpose of the Electoral College to change it to reflect the popular vote. The whole concept is to negate the massive advantage that large-high population states have in the electoral process. If every state did this it would render the smaller states irrelevant.
But my making the districts the deciders it actually counters the infleonce of the high population state.
The real dangerous idea is National Popular Vote, which would give the election to the Three Towers of New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles - a government which looks not like America
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09/15/2011 12:07:34 PM PDT
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Oztrich Boy
(New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
To: Tatze
Gotta watch out for that Emperor Palpatine though, I hear he’s as bad as Obama.
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09/15/2011 1:46:42 PM PDT
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Sudetenland
(There can be no freedom without God--What man gives, man can take away.)
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09/16/2011 6:12:46 AM PDT
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Tatze
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