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5. Perhaps by ruling that if each candidate receives an equal number of the popular vote then the EC kicks in

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Tue Oct 29, 2024, 11:58 AM

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and whoever gets the most EC votes wins the election.

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The electoral college is 100% PURE BULLSHIT! [View all] garybeck Oct 2024 OP

Time to do away with it. republianmushroom Oct 2024 #1

Petition to eliminate Electoral College - actblue kerry-is-my-prez Oct 2024 #55

How does one rule the Constitution unconstitutional? sarisataka Oct 2024 #2

well. if there are two contradictory things in there, garybeck Oct 2024 #64

It is horrible. H2O Man Oct 2024 #84

Yeah there's no way we can get rid of the electoral college without an amendment. Initech Oct 2024 #104

..and there never will be Cirsium Oct 2024 #105

Technically, it can't be unconstitutional if it's part no_hypocrisy Oct 2024 #3

Perhaps by ruling that if each candidate receives an equal number of the popular vote then the EC kicks in in2herbs Oct 2024 #5

But that's not what the Constitution says. It would take an Amendment to do that, not a court decision. rsdsharp Oct 2024 #51

That is how an amendment would work. nt in2herbs Oct 2024 #65

Amendments aren't "ruling[s]." Court decisions are. rsdsharp Oct 2024 #66

The fundamental problem is that it IS constitutional. We need to amend the US Constitution to abolish it. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2024 #4

The Senate composition is unamendable DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2024 #11

Thank you, this doesn't get said enough Amishman Oct 2024 #18

Equal should be replaced by equitable everywhere dickthegrouch Oct 2024 #19

You can not change the senate but you can work to balance things in the house. bottomofthehill Oct 2024 #81

What are the other unamendable provisions? dpibel Oct 2024 #25

We could hypothetically write and ratify a new constitution Jerry2144 Oct 2024 #28

You don't have to rewrite the Constitution to pass an amendment dpibel Oct 2024 #34

But when you factor in how old it isand how much things changed Jerry2144 Oct 2024 #46

let's write a new constitution after the MAGAts succeed from the Union, like they did last time Stardust Mirror Oct 2024 #82

There are 3 unamendable provisions written into the Constitution DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2024 #62

proposed amendment lapfog_1 Oct 2024 #36

Damn! I've read a couple of really compelling articles about this by people who should know better. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2024 #39

Here's a possibility dpibel Oct 2024 #48

Actually it can be. Angleae Oct 2024 #59

Yes DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2024 #63

Thank you for that clarification. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2024 #72

Well then the Senate will continue to be RW, radius777 Nov 2024 #111

True. - - - - also true , it's all been said before stopdiggin Oct 2024 #6

We're not one country Baggies Oct 2024 #7

What leverage do the small states have? dpibel Oct 2024 #9

The current situation has worked Baggies Oct 2024 #20

Trade for 32 of 32? Sure. dpibel Oct 2024 #23

Not entirely Baggies Oct 2024 #26

Objection. Nonresponsive. dpibel Oct 2024 #31

Pax Romana Baggies Oct 2024 #33

LOL dpibel Oct 2024 #35

Our system is designed Zeitghost Oct 2024 #70

The EC does that? dpibel Oct 2024 #73

Not by itself Zeitghost Oct 2024 #83

Explain for those of us who are slow dpibel Oct 2024 #86

this was all about the south and owning black people lapfog_1 Oct 2024 #37

WTF Skittles Oct 2024 #79

We are a federation of independent states. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2024 #89

THEY NEED TO GET RID OF IT Skittles Oct 2024 #95

Rant on brother. maxsolomon Oct 2024 #8

The US far from unique in not directly electing its head of government Jose Garcia Oct 2024 #10

Unconstitutional, even though it is in the constitution ? MichMan Oct 2024 #12

the 87th Amendment. Citizens fee-fees shall not be hurt? WarGamer Oct 2024 #15

Can you kindly point me dpibel Oct 2024 #76

actually this happens all the time lapfog_1 Oct 2024 #41

That isn't at all the same MichMan Oct 2024 #56

much like Presidential immunity? lapfog_1 Oct 2024 #74

I remember my outrage when I first learned about the EC BWdem4life Oct 2024 #13

This is a very important point Metaphorical Oct 2024 #40

If the GOP saw an advantage in going towards proportional representation MichMan Oct 2024 #68

Got anything other than ad hominem? dpibel Oct 2024 #77

I rather doubt it Metaphorical Oct 2024 #106

I think baseball games should be decided by which team gets more home runs. WarGamer Oct 2024 #14

Win more innings, win the game, regardless of dvan Oct 2024 #16

You do know about MLB rules, right? dpibel Oct 2024 #29

The Constitution mandates that we use the system we have now Kaleva Oct 2024 #17

It's part of the Constitution Polybius Oct 2024 #21

Democracy- sarisataka Oct 2024 #22

This quote is not exactly an argument for minority rule dpibel Oct 2024 #45

I am not arguing for minority rule sarisataka Oct 2024 #54

You're misrepresenting the OP dpibel Oct 2024 #78

Keep it as it is manicdem Oct 2024 #24

"It's worked well" except for when it hasn't dpibel Oct 2024 #30

Which is way too often since 2000 JCMach1 Oct 2024 #32

It HAD a purpose for existing. That purpose has long passed. In It to Win It Oct 2024 #42

WTF Skittles Oct 2024 #98

K&R. Quite the Electoral Clown College ck4829 Oct 2024 #27

I have a question for all you constitutional law experts - TBF Oct 2024 #38

It's a Good Question Metaphorical Oct 2024 #57

Thank you for the explanation - TBF Oct 2024 #71

I don't see anyone saying the EC CAN'T be changed, just that it needs to be changed by contitutional kelly1mm Oct 2024 #93

If it was keeping Republicans from getting elected it would have doc03 Oct 2024 #43

And if it was keeping Republicans from getting elected, we would think it was sacrosanct. MichMan Oct 2024 #69

The reasons weren't so stupid in 1787 DFW Oct 2024 #44

Well said dpibel Oct 2024 #50

Feelings aside Ontheboundry Oct 2024 #47

Incantations dpibel Oct 2024 #53

Article 4 section 4 Ontheboundry Oct 2024 #60

I do not think dpibel Oct 2024 #75

It don't say 'republican' Ontheboundry Oct 2024 #107

Really, now? It do in my Constitution. dpibel Oct 2024 #108

It's a legacy from mollifying the southern slave states so they would join the union al bupp Oct 2024 #49

I couldn't agree more. raccoon Oct 2024 #52

Until things improve -- like old rubes pass on -- there is virtually no chance of removing EC. Sad, but way it is. Silent Type Oct 2024 #58

It was one of the dumbest ideas the creators decided Dem4life1234 Oct 2024 #61

people in the backwoods of Idaho have access to the same information we all do Skittles Oct 2024 #80

It really isn't Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2024 #90

That horse has departed dpibel Oct 2024 #96

But it's not dead Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2024 #109

Say what? dpibel Nov 2024 #110

I'm not saying it protects it; I'm saying it goes hand in hand. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2024 #112

You do know I can read your words, right? dpibel Nov 2024 #113

Well Adam Smith's invisible hand sure is BS Blue Full Moon Oct 2024 #67

This has been gone over many times here at DU. It is 100% not unconstitutional and the only kelly1mm Oct 2024 #85

One more, as long as we're listing dpibel Oct 2024 #87

Thats an expanded (but not needed) #1. If 270 EC votes states agree to award their EC kelly1mm Oct 2024 #88

The only way Republicans would get on board for any reform to the EC or any method of reform that you outlined In It to Win It Oct 2024 #91

Agree that the R's are not on board. But that doesn't change the available options, does it? If you kelly1mm Oct 2024 #97

Not at all. I'm not disagreeing with you. In It to Win It Oct 2024 #99

Nor I with you then! Sorry for my confusion. NPV compact seems the only viable potential (not easy) option. nt kelly1mm Oct 2024 #102

You can not eliminate the electoral college...it would require a constitution amendment. Demsrule86 Oct 2024 #92

What needs to happen is for a Democrat to win the electoral college Jack Valentino Oct 2024 #94

Right. That's the only way they'll get on board. In It to Win It Oct 2024 #100

Back in the 1980's when they were winning the popular vote by large margins, Jack Valentino Oct 2024 #101

Once again, The Framers framed us. Hassler Oct 2024 #103