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1 posted on 05/09/2006 9:01:26 PM PDT by jla

2 posted on 05/09/2006 9:02:12 PM PDT by jla

3 posted on 05/09/2006 9:05:57 PM PDT by Daralundy

We all know they have been working on this since 2000 - they need to negate the red stater's votes to win -

This is a very real danger. They will fight tooth and nail for this- they are counting on this for success in 08.

We can't wait until they get rolling. We need to make our reps get busy on stopping this NOW

there also needs to be public education on just how the electoral vote works to protect the votes of rural states - many people haven't a clue. We need to get Rush et al on it, so when people start hearing about it, they'll listen up

4 posted on 05/09/2006 9:22:02 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." LINCOLN)

5 posted on 05/09/2006 9:22:42 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." LINCOLN)

7 posted on 05/09/2006 10:15:53 PM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))

Constitution eroding redux ping

9 posted on 05/09/2006 10:26:38 PM PDT by SideoutFred (Save us from the Looney Left)

Anyone who wants to change the Elctoral College is a damn communist. They should rot in prison or be shot or hung.

10 posted on 05/09/2006 10:35:00 PM PDT by vpintheak (What's worse, a liberal, or a know it all posing as a Conservative?)

There is nothing illegal or unconstitutional about this. How do you propose it stop it?

I have heard that computer simulations have shown that only 11 states would have go NPV to make NPV rule the election.

This thing is dangerous but I do not see any way to solve it other than fighting it in each and every state.

11 posted on 05/09/2006 11:04:00 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Is tractus pro pensio.)

The one thing those commies are underestimating is the rage of millions of disenfranchised voters who's vote is going to be overruled by location of residency.

This initiative will never fly in Missouri. Any politician who is behind this will be dealt with.

13 posted on 05/10/2006 12:02:21 AM PDT by o_zarkman44 (ELECT SOME WORKERS AND REMOVE THE JERKERS!!)

The electoral college benefits us all and that includes the democrats.

With the electoral college, the candidates must win the swing states. This means we have elections where Bush campaigns in OH and Fl says I'm for a tax cut and Gore says me too and where Bush says I'm a compassionate conservative and gore says I'm not a liberal.

Without the electoral college, the game becomes, TURN OUT YOUR BASE and gore goes to NYC and says "you can't let those ignorant yahoos win" and Bush goes to texas and says "you can't let those effeminate, gay loving, egg head intellectuals win"

Throw away the EC, and we could have another civil war.

Plus, voter fraud in a swing state is likely to be minimal because both parties have some control. Voter fraud in a one party state is likely to be rampant because of one party control. But with the electoral college, voter fraud in a one party state is totally irrelevant.

Plus weather comes into play if you dump the EC. Bad weather in NY could suppress turnout in NY but with the electoral college it does not matter. Ditto for Texas.

Finally, local issues should not matter in the presidential election and with the EC, they do not.

A hot button referendum in NY could mean a big turn out for the dems for president. Ditto for Texas, only for the republicans. With the EC, it does not matter.

14 posted on 05/10/2006 12:23:43 AM PDT by staytrue (Moonbat conservatives-those who would rather have the democrats win.)

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