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To: mvymvy
With National Popular Vote, every vote, everywhere would be counted equally for, and directly assist, the candidate for whom it was cast.

That's called direct democracy.. and in case you're totally unschooled, which it seems you are in democratic theory (Aristotle), it leads to totalitarianism. That's why the Founding Father's (those who you work to subvert) created a Constitutional Republic. And it's the reason you are still free to peddle your nonsense. The folks here on Free Republic want to preserve our magnificent heritage not replace it with some hair brained fad.

90 posted on 01/30/2012 3:29:02 PM PST by Track9
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To: Track9

Yep, direct democracy = mob rule. It is one of the most insidious forms of government ever invented. It is 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner.


96 posted on 01/30/2012 3:39:59 PM PST by Marathoner (In the 80s we had Reagan, Johnny Cash and Bob Hope. Now we have Obama, no cash and no hope.)
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To: Track9

No.

Direct democracy (or pure democracy) is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives.

With National Popular Vote, citizens would not rule directly but, instead, continue to elect the President by a majority of Electoral College votes, to represent us and conduct the business of government in the periods between elections.


101 posted on 01/30/2012 6:00:49 PM PST by mvymvy
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