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2. I don't know if we even have to eliminate the EC.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Thu Nov 24, 2016, 03:25 AM

Nov 2016

Why can't electoral votes just be reapportioned to reflect fairness with a constant standard across the country.
One million people equals on electoral vote.
Whatever formula you want to use is fine, but it should be consistent everywhere.

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I wish we could get a constitutional amendment yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #1

I don't know if we even have to eliminate the EC. world wide wally Nov 2016 #2

Each house district represent the same number of the population CK_John Nov 2016 #5

That accomplishes she's very little in terms of making anything fair when you have 200,000 world wide wally Nov 2016 #6

How do you get that when each district has 711,000? CK_John Nov 2016 #7

Yes, in California, but Wyoming gets one EC vote for every 193,000 world wide wally Nov 2016 #8

Yep. Lucinda Nov 2016 #3

N O W !!! liberalla Nov 2016 #4