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Equinox Moon

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6. Indeed!

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 10:34 PM

Nov 2016

I heard Eric Holder talking in an interview; he said to eliminate the electoral college would require a constitutional amendment passed by both houses, then ratified by 3/4 of the states. A tremendous feat, yet one worth striving for.

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Gore Says Electoral College Should Be Eliminated [View all] applegrove Nov 2016 OP

He's right. eom saltpoint Nov 2016 #1

Well if the college still votes for Trump then ya because he is not fit to be President and cstanleytech Nov 2016 #3

Well, see, Al, could you move it *up* on your priorities. We're already with you on Climate UTUSN Nov 2016 #2

Eliminating the EC BEFORE December 19th would be nice. FailureToCommunicate Nov 2016 #4

The time to bring this up was in 2009 when we had Government control brooklynite Nov 2016 #5

Indeed! Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #6

Will not pass Chico Man Nov 2016 #8

Shall we do away with the concept of State? Chico Man Nov 2016 #7

I liked the way Gore explained it about stimulating turnout. n/t R B Garr Nov 2016 #18

Oh Al, what could have been. nt Javaman Nov 2016 #9

Better Late Than Never I Guess colsohlibgal Nov 2016 #10

The EC is a joke Calculating Nov 2016 #11

I would absolutely love to see the EC shock everyone and install Hillary Clinton. Marr Nov 2016 #12

In a perfect world yes Abouttime Nov 2016 #15

It's not likely to ever happen because....... WillowTree Nov 2016 #13

I had not thought of it in terms of turnout Bettie Nov 2016 #14

Some of those states have very small populations greymattermom Nov 2016 #16

True Hekate Nov 2016 #17

That's an interesting take on it bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #19