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brooklynite

(94,502 posts)

4. Simple...you have no right to vote for President.

Reply to eniwetok (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 04:51 PM

Feb 2017

As flippant as it sounds, it's true. The Constitution leaves it to the authority of each State to choose Electors determined by the number of House and Senate seats they hold. There's no obligation of a State to let you vote at all. (IF they choose to let you vote, then other provisions of the Constitution kick in). And the inequity in the number of Electors was the result of a deal to get smaller States to form the national Government, by giving them more proportional influence.

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Why isn't Civic Equality In The Vote A CIVIL RIGHT? [View all] eniwetok Feb 2017 OP

I've always said the Dems are AWOL on democracy... eniwetok Feb 2017 #1

I can only recommend one time. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #2

urban vs rural eniwetok Feb 2017 #3

I think many Democrats subscribe to the "demographic inevitability" guillaumeb Feb 2017 #5

You're right! eniwetok Feb 2017 #6

Just a quick note on gerrymandering... eniwetok Feb 2017 #8

True. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #9

Simple...you have no right to vote for President. brooklynite Feb 2017 #4

I know... and it's just another problem with the system... eniwetok Feb 2017 #7