(Not So) FUN FACTS: Al Gore won 543,895 more votes than George W. Bush. Hillary Clinton won 2,868,686 more votes than #PO1135809. One person, one vote. Whoever gets the most votes is the winner. PERIOD. #AbolishTheElectoralCollege
(Not So) FUN FACTS: Al Gore won 543,895 more votes than George W. Bush. Hillary Clinton won 2,868,686 more votes than #PO1135809. One person, one vote. Whoever gets the most votes is the winner. PERIOD. #AbolishTheElectoralCollege
Mark I know this concept is difficult for Democrats to understand so I’ll type with small words. If the popular vote won elections then only places like NYC or California votes would count. Unfair. So we have an electoral college with each state’s delegation based on its popular vote. That way each state is represented fairly. Your vote counts and so does mine. No one should be punished because they don’t live in a highly populated state. California should not decide for Wyoming. Each state is sovereign. That means each state makes its own laws and picks its own candidate for President. I know that’s a really complicated thing to wrap your Jedi mind around but if large states all voted Republican you’d get it.
@MarkHamill Let me explain how this works and what you’re asking for. This is sad because you’re all for the little guy getting a fair shake until it comes to elections. Want to actually talk about something that matters, let’s talk term limits on the people right below the president…
@MarkHamill The electoral college is outdated and undemocratic! Even worse, it’s arguably the main reason that the Supreme Court has 6 conservative justices despite republicans only winning 1 popular vote since 1992 😡
@MarkHamill I thought you wanted the SCOTUS and Bill of Rights abolished first? Make up your mind.
@MarkHamill Here goes the left trying to change the constitution again.
@MarkHamill That wasn't the intent, nor the actuality, of our Constitution. YOU are the one that wants to scrap our Constitution - YOU are one of the ones they warned us about. Those that want the 'mob' to rule.
land does vote. All that grey area is where your food and energy comes from. Not to mention where most of the people in the military come from too. So if they don’t get a representative vote, then you don’t eat, can’t warm your home in the winter, and will have to go fight your own battles. The founding fathers understood that and baked the electoral system and split up the Congress into Senate and House of representatives for that very reason. Maybe you should catch up on some history like the constitution and the Federalist Papers to understand the importance of what they did .
@MarkHamill I think you're due for another prolonged sabbatical in Dagobah
@MarkHamill "Whoever gets the most votes is the winner. PERIOD." Which you'll find fine until the day a quake drops the west coast into the ocean, and the popcount shoe is on the other foot.
@MarkHamill The US is a Constitutional Federal Republic with aspects of a representative democracy. If you want to change this there is clearly outlined path to do so. Until then, the popular vote is irrelevant!