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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Legal Team Led by David Boies and LULAC Files Lawsuits Challenging Winner-Take-All Approa [View all]gopiscrap
(23,758 posts)21. you are correct
winner gets the first two and then each other electoral vote is awarded to the top vote getter in each Congressional District this is not a good idea for us as most Democratic votes are amassed in fairly tight urban areas
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Breaking: Legal Team Led by David Boies and LULAC Files Lawsuits Challenging Winner-Take-All Approa [View all]
Gothmog
Feb 2018
OP
Why stop there? While we're at it, let's change us to a parlimentary system of government. :-
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2018
#31
What does have promising support is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
Demit
Feb 2018
#27
But governorship and senate seats can't be shared, so that's irrelevant
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2018
#42
well i'm certainly liking what's going on in pennsylvania regarding gerrymandered districts
unblock
Feb 2018
#44
The is the originalist approach. Times change. Like with firearms from 200 years ago and today.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2018
#17
"Equal Protection" was falsely cited in Bush v. Gore; now it's time to right that.
lagomorph777
Feb 2018
#37