Choosing Electors

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(12-26-2016, 08:54 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Electors were intended to cast the vote for POTUS. Their job was to be knowledgeable about the candidates in a time when the normal citizenry would have no clue who these people were. A former POTUS would be a political insider that would know about the candidates and so, in reality, would make abgood elector. It is up the people to then elect the electors. The way the system was intended, it would be up to the people to decide whether they want that particular elector casting their vote.

This is my issue with the system, it's like Frankenstein's monster with different parts that don't seem to match.

My issue with it is do we really think the people voting have any clue?  At least enough of them that could swing an election?  Last week I had someone telling me the President was a gay Muslim.

Last.  Week.

And they had PROOF!

They vote too.



Guy I work with tell me every day the President Trump will make everything better...but can't tell me what is wrong or how he will do it. He just wasn't a Democrat and Obama was one of "them". "Them" can be anything from democrats to black.

They vote too.