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To: Roccus
I guess you can get the other side of the issue here.

"The U.S. Constitution gives the states exclusive and plenary control over the manner of awarding their electoral votes. The winner-take-all rule is not in the Constitution. It was not the Founders’ choice and was used by only three states in the nation’s first presidential election in 1789."

8 posted on 01/12/2011 9:48:08 AM PST by WhoisAlanGreenspan?
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?
From Article 1 Section 10 of the US Constitution (which was recently read in the House)

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

9 posted on 01/12/2011 10:03:31 AM PST by Roccus
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Hit “post” too soon.

Now, if individual states decided to break down their electoral votes by Congressional districts with their remaining two votes going to the majority winner within the state, I have no problem with that. But to overrun the votes of the people of a state because of the votes in a more populous state just ain’t kosher.


10 posted on 01/12/2011 10:14:22 AM PST by Roccus
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