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Election Reform

eniwetok

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3. election 2000

Reply to eniwetok (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:23 AM

Mar 2016

Last edited Wed Mar 30, 2016, 01:07 PM - Edit history (1)

the vote of any citizen in WY for president will still have 3.5x the weight as the vote of any citizen in CA... resulting in candidates rejected by the People being imposed on the nation as president...

The fact that SCOTUS acted despicably during election 2000 diverts attention from another aspect of our electoral system.

SCOTUS let the EC do its dirty work and this highlights the absurdity of our system. So even if SCOTUS didn't get involved... in determining the outcome, the vote of any citizen in Bush's FL lead weighed 1000x that of any citizen in Gore's national lead.

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Isn't the first step to election reform defining the purpose of elections? [View all] eniwetok Mar 2016 OP

That's a reasonable question. Wilms Mar 2016 #1

Sure... eniwetok Mar 2016 #2

election 2000 eniwetok Mar 2016 #3

heres some questions to think about clarkkentvotes Sep 2016 #4