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paleotn

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37. Yep, they remind me of Antoni Scalia.

Thu Nov 24, 2016, 11:29 PM

Nov 2016

the Code of Hammurabi was good enough for our ancestors, then by God, it's good enough for us. Next thing you know, he / she will be arguing for the divine right of kings.

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Some electoral college math: Small states way overweighted [View all] rurallib Nov 2016 OP

Affirmative action for old rural white people eridani Nov 2016 #1

easy solution rickford66 Nov 2016 #2

or we could just go to popular vote. rurallib Nov 2016 #3

1 n/t forgotmylogin Nov 2016 #19

Not without a constutional amendment. WillowTree Nov 2016 #48

I'm not sure what you mean Wabbajack_ Nov 2016 #36

OK rickford66 Nov 2016 #47

So are Congressional districts JonLP24 Nov 2016 #4

Can the Democrats raise this issue? yardwork Nov 2016 #5

It's in the constitution, so it would be an amendment rurallib Nov 2016 #7

The simplest solution I have seen is a National Popular Vote Interstate Compact etherealtruth Nov 2016 #14

Exactly pbmus Nov 2016 #40

California signed wryter2000 Nov 2016 #56

A couple of days ago, I was bored and did some calculating OnlinePoker Nov 2016 #6

How would that be possible with Hillary 2 million ahead in popular votes? pnwmom Nov 2016 #10

I went based on state populations OnlinePoker Nov 2016 #11

I see HRC won CA by about 3.5 million votes. 7962 Nov 2016 #24

You know, when this country was formed, it was named dumbcat Nov 2016 #8

Nice to see at least one person remembers their civics classes. ManiacJoe Nov 2016 #9

We can still have our STATES JonLP24 Nov 2016 #13

When this country was formed blacks were not a full person either rpannier Nov 2016 #16

And your whining still won't change it dumbcat Nov 2016 #18

A lot of things wouldn't have changed if people had your attitude. LisaL Nov 2016 #20

Some people do not want things to change etherealtruth Nov 2016 #23

Yep, they remind me of Antoni Scalia. paleotn Nov 2016 #37

Essentially, part of California would pick our president. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #25

Yes. Women would not treestar Nov 2016 #67

We don't need a constituional amendment to change things etherealtruth Nov 2016 #26

Correct dumbcat Nov 2016 #28

Yes they could and it would not require a constitutional amendment etherealtruth Nov 2016 #29

That would make every election unanimous if every state did that MichMan Nov 2016 #55

Do you think the winner of the popular vote should be the one elected president? etherealtruth Nov 2016 #60

Changing the rules to favor one point in time might end up working against us someday MichMan Nov 2016 #61

I clearly addressed both points? etherealtruth Nov 2016 #62

Not very nice treestar Nov 2016 #68

Of course dumbcat Nov 2016 #69

No, accusing people of "whining" treestar Nov 2016 #70

Re: 3/5s rule Wabbajack_ Nov 2016 #38

Oh, you're right! That reason was SO much better! kcr Nov 2016 #46

sad that not only do people not know this hfojvt Nov 2016 #51

Actually quite hypocritical of them treestar Nov 2016 #71

Not this again. duffyduff Nov 2016 #17

Can you explain to us then how the 30 odd states which were formed after the constitution was ... rgbecker Nov 2016 #21

Which is exactly why the Electoral College was created. 7962 Nov 2016 #22

Oh, God, an originalist.... paleotn Nov 2016 #31

"For all practical purposes ..." dumbcat Nov 2016 #39

No, she lost.... paleotn Nov 2016 #50

You don't understand dumbcat Nov 2016 #53

to be fair hfojvt Nov 2016 #52

i plan to "deal with it" by trying to change it; the constitution allows change. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #45

So? That doesn't mean we had to give disproportional representation pnwmom Nov 2016 #54

Exactly dumbcat Nov 2016 #57

I agree and I'm in Iowa too! Bettie Nov 2016 #12

Seems out of wack with the Equal Protection Clause itsrobert Nov 2016 #15

Also, winner take all is an abomination. Alex4Martinez Nov 2016 #27

Small states are way underweighted in the electoral college sl8 Nov 2016 #30

Small states are way overweighted based on population. LisaL Nov 2016 #33

What is the population of a state? n/t sl8 Nov 2016 #43

A compromise that's no longer needed.... paleotn Nov 2016 #34

Then there should be no problem dumbcat Nov 2016 #42

There's another way to look at it jmowreader Nov 2016 #35

Absolutely. sl8 Nov 2016 #44

Ive wondered this for years titaniumsalute Nov 2016 #32

Here. http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/ pbmus Nov 2016 #41

Is there another solution? Matt_R Nov 2016 #49

And California is massively underweighted. BigDemVoter Nov 2016 #58

Maybe we should research some countries dumbcat Nov 2016 #59

That's the problem with the electoral college. Vinca Nov 2016 #63

and the fear and hate they espouse will always give them a rurallib Nov 2016 #64

I recommend a bill that says without a population of 7 million you get no reps. ileus Nov 2016 #65

Brilliant! dumbcat Nov 2016 #66