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Fred Thompson Promotes ‘National Popular Vote’ Initiative In Harrisburg
CBS Philadelphia ^
| October 5th, 2011
| Tony Romeo
Posted on 01/30/2012 8:06:46 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
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We are so screwed if we lose the electoral college.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
I like Fred, but am not sure why he is supporting this.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:09:26 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(If you're waiting to drink until you find pure water, you're going to die of dehydration.)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
And I thought he was intelligent. My mistake. He doesn’t realize that eliminating the Electoral College would allow the most populated states control who will be president.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:09:34 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Never Have Regrets Because At The Time It Was Exactly What You Wanted")
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
We are so screwed if we lose the electoral college. Sadly, we're screwed regardless.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:09:44 AM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
What the hell is Thompson thinking? The result of this would be that future elections would be controlled by liberals and government dependents in the urban mega-plexes.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:09:55 AM PST
by
Baynative
(The penalty for not participating in politics is you will be governed by your inferiors.)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
You’re-exactly-right-bump
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:10:15 AM PST
by
TEXOKIE
(... and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all FREEPERS EVERYWHERE!)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Our forefathers were very wise to create the electoral college and their reasoning still holds up today.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:11:02 AM PST
by
kosciusko51
(Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Among the MANY reasons this should not be instituted is the simple fact that there can be no assurance that all states will agree on what the “popular vote” totals will be. Every state will be able to determine for itself what the vote totals in all 50 states are. Or, if the compact says that each state gives must accept the certification of the Secretary of State for each of the 50 states, then there will be an incentive for fraud and chicanery far above whatever is present now where each state (with one or two exceptions) has a “winner take all” contest.
Every state in every election could be like Florida 2000.
I thought Fred Thompson was on our side!
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:14:38 AM PST
by
cvq3842
To: Baynative
It would be very difficult to truly verify the national popular vote totals.
Consider the 2000 election, for example. On election night 2000, Bush was ahead in the national popular vote by about 300,000 votes. The next afternoon, as vote counting continued, the media announced that Al Gore was actually ahead in the popular vote, by about 500,000 votes. How did that happen.
(all of this ignores the Florida electoral vote recount. But the point is, under a national popular vote, the Florida recount wouldn’t have happened that way. There would have had to be a national recount instead.)
In 2000, did the Democrats pad the vote totals for Al Gore, to get him to be ahead in the mythical national popular vote, so they could claim some legitimacy as they pursued the Florida recount? It’s something to think about.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Sheesh Fred.. do a little more reading/learning and a little less talking. This is basic stuff for heavens sake. You’re acting like a tool.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:16:22 AM PST
by
Track9
(The revolution IS brewing..)
To: SkyDancer
A small number of the major cities could elect a President.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:16:28 AM PST
by
PORD
(People Of Right & Duty!)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Absolutely stupid idea! Way to “reach across the aisle”, Fred.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
A “compact agreement among the states” is called a Constitutional amendment.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:18:54 AM PST
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
He’s been pimping this crap for at least a year.
Here in Michigan the guy I supported for RNC chairman (Saul Anuzis) is also pushing it.
We got progs inside the wire.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:19:26 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Screw fred... he is nothing but a dumb assed actor like looney clooney.
LLS
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:22:44 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(Recession: You have no job* Depression: I have no job* Recovery: obama has no job!)
To: cripplecreek
Had them inside the wire for the past 100 years...Just now people are beginning to figure it out.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Shame.
I was supportive of Fred at one time.
Amazing how people can be so wrong-headed.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Actor and former Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson is part of a bi-partisan effort to create a compact agreement among states to award all of their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, no matter who wins the state vote for president.This is a "feel good" idea that has no utility or merit. Hillary Clinton and many other Democrats would like to switch to a popular vote. But ignoring the intent of our Founding Fathers is folly because they want to safeguard our Constitutional Republic, not undermine of dispose of it.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:24:46 AM PST
by
olezip
To: PORD
Exactly. It’s fun trying to explain to Aussies how our voting system works.
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posted on
01/30/2012 8:25:42 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Never Have Regrets Because At The Time It Was Exactly What You Wanted")
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