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[–] 17526137? 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Based old white guys.

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[–] 17526479? 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Reminds me of all those times I heard Reagan and Bush spouting off about "spreading democracy" growing up, kinda makes me sick. So much important history is not taught in schools.

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[–] 17530621? ago 

Random and off topic but..

Trump is better than Reagan. Just wanted to say that since people try to compare the two.

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[–] 17532625? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If we had Trump instead of Reagan back then, the world works be different. For the better.

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[–] 17527000? 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I find the attempt to remove or circumvent the electorial college as offensive. Makes me want to buy rope.

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[–] 17526978? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Civics class, long lost in our education system.

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[–] 17529313? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

As absurd as it seems to correct Jefferson, democracy is tyranny of the largest group, which is usually not a majority.

The US is not a democracy. We have always put people in place to make decisions, supposedly based on merit. This is what the elections are for, after all.

We have a war on merit in this country.

We should raise the age to vote to 25, as the human brain isn't fully mature until then. The only exception should be for veterans. Voting should only be allowed by independent people. No dependents, and absolutely no one on the public dole (with exception of veterans receiving the compensation owed them for serving). Immigrants should not get a vote, and nor should the eligible for any type of public assistance. They vote with their feet, and the endorse the society by moving to it. If they become sole US citizens, and their children are sole US citizens, and can speak/read/write English, their children (immigrants grandchildren) should be the first generation eligible to vote and receive public assistance is there is any.

This means no state employees vote. No welfare recipients vote. No one can vote themselves more benefits from public dole. This would also the vast majority of the time mean only one vote per household.

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[–] 17536489? ago 

"... democracy is tyranny of the largest group, which is usually not a majority."

Might you have responded to the wrong comment? I'm not sure where it is we're disagreeing.

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[–] 17528157? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

We are a democratic "Republic" of the people, by the people, and for the people, all supposed to be voting for temporary public servants. Those servants go with the will of the people they were to serve knowing they would be back living in that same constituency once again not too many years hence. That was to keep them humble and answerable to the citizens. It was never supposed to be this miasma of life time swampy DC elites who want the power and ability to siphon as much of our taxes as possible into their own coffers. They give themselves regular raises even when the citizens suffer, they exempt themselves from damaging laws and rules that they impose on a trusting populace without allowing a vote by the republic itself. Then they stay for life and gain other elite backing by continually pandering for more cash to stuff in their slush fund foundations. They should NEVER become multimillionaires on the income they are given, but pay to play is the norm rather than the exception.

They became a 2 party system of corrupt frat house jerks who all came from the same country club, university party days. New York City and California leftard states do not get to choose for the other 48 states of the union. The reason the Witch didn't win had NOTHING to do with the popular vote vs. the states electoral college. She lost Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and several others who had NOT voted for a Republican Pres in 30+ years. Reread that sentence. She lost Dem stronghold states! She did not give a dam about all the lost fulltime, full benefit career manufacturing and coal jobs. Trump did care and has delivered the jobs in historic record numbers.

Popular vote is shyte dem talk. She lost easy dem states because dems are focusing on free crap for illegals for votes/to retain power rather than great jobs for our citizens. Pray they lose even more states as even millennials and ALL legal citizens, especially minorities, even women, realize every one of them can find a fulltime, full benefit job or career right out high school or college, no part time waiting tables or pizza delivery hoping a door opens. Trump has given Americans the best economy in decades after only two years, with much more to come. He wants more LEGAL immigrants to come to help fill needed jobs. We do NOT want illegals flooding in because it over taxes our schools, healthcare, and housing that legal citizens deserve first. No line jumping, that is cheating.

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[–] 17527772? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

It is pretty easy to shut down the popular vote push. With popular vote, one bad apple state ruins the whole election. If Rhode Island reports 25 million votes, there is hardly a month to challenge it in court before the electors have to meet. Any of these states pledging electors based on national popular vote can face a court challenge if the popular vote goes “the wrong way”. Imagine 10-15 court cases, one for each state. The real goal is to create chaos in our system of government so a commune-socialist state can move in to restabilize the government.

These folks are willing to remove a duly elected president. Some are willing to kill. Not a game — we are in the fight of our life for our country and its original form of government.

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[–] 17535502? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

To fix the EC, every state has 1 EC point, and it's based on the popular voat of the state, with D.C. Included to be the tie breaker. Now every state is just as important, and if you want to flood your state with illegals and criminals you will foot the bill, because there are no "extra" points because your state is so big.

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[–] 17536261? [S] ago 

Lotta merit in this.

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