11-23-2016, 01:59 AM
(11-20-2016, 11:39 AM)bfine32 Wrote: 1) And only going by the latest 2, it is accompanied by a strong showing from a 3rd candidate. So instead of the left crying about how the EC caused them the election, they should cry about those that voted for Johnson. So even if we went popular just like all the left is crying about now Hills does not have the Majority so she would not automatically be President, just as Trump would not have if he hadn't got the majority of the EC.
2) Every American has an equal say with in their State and every state has a proportional say in who governs their Nation.
3) Yes, because in a Nation of United States, each state should have a voice; as we are a diverse Nation.
If Congress decides tomorrow to scrap the EC in favor of an alternate plan, then folks can whine because their Candidate won under the new plan, if it ever happened. I would not be opposed to a revamping that awarded EC on a proportional bases. Therefore, each state gets its say. As for the current state it is nothing but sour grapes and a tactic employed to further divide the country.
Im all for the end of the two party system.
A popular vote is what it is. 4 good candidates get a large number of votes , it doesnt matter if someone hits some preset majority indicator. The person who gets the most votes wins.
Except its not really an equal say in the state. If a person wins by one vote they get all the EC votes. If EC votes were split it may resemble equal say. Even though half of the state wanted the other person all the weight that state carries goes one way.
Good point. We are a diverse Nation. And we are all voting on the same thing. Each state has a voice when they elect their own representatives. We are voting as individuals of a nation. The manner in which votes are counted should reflect that. This isnt a local or state election. I am voting for the leader of my country. It doesnt matter what state I live in.
Little over 1.5 million sour grapes.
