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jorgevlorgan

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3. Easier just to make every territory a state and stack the courts.

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:29 PM

Sep 2020

Making DC a state would give us an additional 3 EVs along with Puerto Rico (6 new EVs total).

Bringing in urban centric states would be easy.

Or once we take back enough state governments, just pass the EV compact. Even better!

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IF THE GOP messes with the Electors, for sure we need to get rid of the Electoral College. [View all] Boogiemack Sep 2020 OP

Ok, just line up 2/3 of each congressional chamber and 38 states. tritsofme Sep 2020 #1

Easier just to make every territory a state and stack the courts. jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #3

Do these territories want to be part of a perpetual union? tritsofme Sep 2020 #11

PR has twice voted for statehood jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #12

It's just not clear. Those votes were badly flawed and largely boycotted by the opposition. tritsofme Sep 2020 #15

Hopefully the next one is jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #16

The fact they are even talking about jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #2

They can't mess with the electors. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #4

Rubber duck quacks can be heard underwater lame54 Sep 2020 #5

But states that are controlled by the GOP can and will change the rules. Boogiemack Sep 2020 #9

No. They won't change the rules. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #13

I am sounding like a few Constitutional experts who have said they too are concerned. nt Boogiemack Sep 2020 #14

Trump hated, then loved the EC. keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #6

K&R Blue Owl Sep 2020 #7

We will need to rid ourselves of that tiresome party struggle4progress Sep 2020 #8

Even if the GOP doesn't mess with the electors, we need to get rid of the EC Poiuyt Sep 2020 #10