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Gabi Hayes

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2. This will not happen, anymore than DC residents getting to vote for their own reps in congress

Reply to Sophia4 (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 05:21 PM

Feb 2018

The only constitutional convention you’ll see is when six or seven more states go all pug, from governor to their legislative houses

They’re alarmingly close as it is

Let’s hope for a blue wave in November

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The Russians were told to focus on swing states, on purple states. [View all] Sophia4 Feb 2018 OP

This is absolutely correct PJMcK Feb 2018 #1

This will not happen, anymore than DC residents getting to vote for their own reps in congress Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #2

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We need paper ballots that can be recounted manually. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #5

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Wow... All this outside money, influence and ratfucking Blue_Tires Feb 2018 #4

61% of the way to reforming the Electoral College mvymvy Feb 2018 #7

Instead, The National Popular Vote Bill mvymvy Feb 2018 #6