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TheDormouse

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3. that's what's known as a dodge

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 04:14 PM

Dec 2016

He could have gone on from there to say that the Founders intended for the Constitution to be amended from time to time and we have reached such a moment, as happened with the Amendments that extended voting rights to former slaves and to women, and that provided for direct popular election of Senators.

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Obama - Won't say it's time to dump the Electoral College [View all] TheDormouse Dec 2016 OP

Yes we do.... pangaia Dec 2016 #1

He said the electoral college was the product of an earlier time The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #2

that's what's known as a dodge TheDormouse Dec 2016 #3

The problem with that statement is that the Founders intended it to be The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #5

right and my point is TheDormouse Dec 2016 #6

Which is exactly nothing. Obama is about to become a private citizen The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #8

no more power - that's bullshit TheDormouse Dec 2016 #10

That's not a very nice thing to say. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #13

27 amendments equals 1 amendment every 8 years or so TheDormouse Dec 2016 #9

The Equal Rights Amendment flopped even though it had widespread support. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #15

That is indeed the problem. States it benefits would have to vote for eliminating it. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #19

Yours is what's known as "moving the goalposts." LanternWaste Dec 2016 #12

bullshit. spanone Dec 2016 #4

Why should he. He has no power to do it- never did. TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #7

Presidents Defend the Constitution. MineralMan Dec 2016 #11

the constitution includes the process of ammendment and various interpretations; TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #17

thank you TheDormouse Dec 2016 #21

Revisionist history of President Obama starting already LanternWaste Dec 2016 #14

the EC must go, or the blue states should go. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #16

There are many members here that support the electoral college etherealtruth Dec 2016 #18

We have just learned that our Dem leaders do not have our backs. ananda Dec 2016 #20

Donna Brazile apparently felt left in the lurch TheDormouse Dec 2016 #22