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To: xzins

All true. Another purpose of the Electoral College is to confine vote controversies and fraud to one state; otherwise in a close vote the circus we saw in Florida in 2000 would be seen nationwide, and voter fraud in big cities would affect the entire country’s vote totals. The current California proposal would actually enhance this function in most situations.


22 posted on 08/16/2007 6:29:39 AM PDT by xjcsa (Hillary Clinton is nothing more than Karl Marx with huge calves.)
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To: xjcsa
The current California proposal would actually enhance this function in most situations

This Cali proposal may have some merit. If all Congressional Districts went the same way in the state, that candidate would get all of the EV. If not, the candidates share them. One thing though, this method moves the outcome to the local Congressional level rather than the state level. Is this a pro or a con? One would think that it would be a positive since currently the states with some big population cities like in NY and CA with a winner-take-all system based on the popular vote of the state eliminates some of the voice in that state. With all Congressional Districts in play, things might get interesting.
34 posted on 08/16/2007 7:13:59 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it- Aristotle)
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To: xjcsa
Another purpose of the Electoral College is to confine vote controversies and fraud to one state

Exactly, and this is why the Rats want this.

In a somewhat close election, the Rats can create enough fraudulent votes in urban precincts like Detroit and Chicago where local corrupt Rats control everything, in order to actually steal the national election, instead of limiting the effect of their crimes to single states.

35 posted on 08/16/2007 7:18:51 AM PDT by SirJohnBarleycorn
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