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RE :”Frankly this is the best idea the GOP has had in a while. To hell with this disingenuous propaganda article and the 10000 others that have been written (by liberals).
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If every state did this it would be keeping more with the principles of the EC. Back then they were worried about state versus state, North versus South. Now it’s dem-packed urban strongholds within states against the rest of the state.”

Here's some things to consider, I know I have a habit of being the party pooper.

So far a couple of states VA and FL have chickened out on this. That is because the Dems are making it an issue.
Last year Dems used some of the new states voting laws: voter ID + limiting voting times to get out the minority Dem vote. They calling it ‘voter suppression and they broadcast it to get them out to vote. This is likely a reason those states chickened out now on this.

Back in 2006 the Republican congress under GWB re-authorized the Voting Rights Act as is.(to get minority votes I assume.) ‘
That Federal law requires many ‘Southern states’ including VA and FL to get permission from the justice department before changing ANY election laws. This was used last year to kill new voting ID laws in some states.

So I am not optimistic about this going anywhere.

Like I said GOP wussing out is only problem. VRA could be used against us in the South. Can’t save the dems in MI, or PA (states we won’t win statewide unless we’re winning easily anyway so there is zero downside to doing it there) if those states man up.

The dems are filthy hypocrites, after Osama won 1 vote from Nebraska (where along with Maine they have this system) Republicans tried to abolish it in that state where the democrats winning 1 vote from Omaha is only possibility other than the GOP winning them all. The liberal newspapers in state all opposed the move praising the system as the greatest thing since electricity on farms and every democrat in the (officially nonpartisan) state senate voted no and the measure was defeated (since not all the Republicans voted for it).

They are OF COURSE for it where it helps them in a Republican state with 1 competitive district, if it came up in Texas they would pee themselves with glee supporting it. Mentioning this is the perfect counter to shite like this article. Dirty nasty hypocrite swine have no legs to stand on.

MAN UP GOP, GROW SOME PILLS.

That Federal law requires many ‘Southern states’ including VA and FL to get permission from the justice department before changing ANY election laws. This was used last year to kill new voting ID laws in some states.

Yeah, that's a particularly obnoxious part of the Civil Rights Act, to which only the original 11 Confederate Stares are subject. Northern states (like Pennsylvania) don't have to answer to the DOJ on their voting laws, unless of course DOJ sues in federal court.