Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Sen. Barbara Boxer to introduce bill to end Electoral College
CNN ^ | November 15, 2016 | Daniella Diaz

Posted on 11/16/2016 6:21:34 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden

Retiring Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, who was an outspoken supporter of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, is set to introduce a Senate bill that aims to end the Electoral College.

Boxer announced in a statement on Tuesday that the bill, which she planned to introduce later Tuesday afternoon, would determine the winner of presidential elections by the outcome of the popular vote.

She cited President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the Electoral College despite Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's apparent popular vote advantage.

Trump now praises Electoral College, says he could have won popular vote

"In my lifetime, I have seen two elections where the winner of the general election did not win the popular vote," Boxer said in a statement. "The Electoral College is an outdated, undemocratic system that does not reflect our modern society, and it needs to change immediately. Every American should be guaranteed that their vote counts."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; boxer; congress; corruption; elections; electoralcollege; termlimits; tyranny
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-90 next last
"The Electoral College is an outdated, undemocratic system that does not reflect our modern society, and it needs to change immediately"

Babs, all of those years in the Senate and you still never figured out that we live in a constitutional republic, not a democracy, hence in some ways we can be undemocratic. The founders put this in among other things so that we have a devolution of power and the majority cannot tyrannize the minority. I know you think that the California liberals are the most important people on the planet, but the founders thought that the farmers in Iowa and the ranchers in Wyoming were equally important and deserve a say....

1 posted on 11/16/2016 6:21:34 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

A bill to end state recognition. Why even have states?


2 posted on 11/16/2016 6:22:59 AM PST by Phillyred
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

Why not pass a bill calling for a one party system? Same thing.


3 posted on 11/16/2016 6:23:33 AM PST by albie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

Not only that, but a mere piece of legislation wouldn’t do squat, this would have to be changed by a Constitutional Amendment. Which means this is just window-dressing and an attempt to paint Trump’s victory as illegitimate.


4 posted on 11/16/2016 6:23:48 AM PST by dirtboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

Someone submit a bill to repeal the 17th amendment.


5 posted on 11/16/2016 6:23:52 AM PST by GMMC0987
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

How about something we can all get behind like a repeal of the 17th Amendment?


6 posted on 11/16/2016 6:24:13 AM PST by MountainWalker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GMMC0987

jinx :-)


7 posted on 11/16/2016 6:24:37 AM PST by MountainWalker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

Miz Boxer, you are a lame duck. Stop quacking.


8 posted on 11/16/2016 6:25:29 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic ( “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.”)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

It better not escape committee...


9 posted on 11/16/2016 6:27:17 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Pull the thread on Podesta...don't stop until all are in jail. Drain the swamp.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

What a delusional pipe dream. Do you really think you can get 38 states to change the Constitution so that 25 of them will have LESS power in electing federal officials? The Leftist coasts would rule the federal government, and the vast bulk of the nation would be required to pay for their Socialist programs. That will NEVER happen unless we all vote for marijuana to be smoked in all 50 states 24/7.


10 posted on 11/16/2016 6:27:41 AM PST by txrefugee
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Phillyred

Constitutional amendment there Babs.


11 posted on 11/16/2016 6:27:43 AM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

The bill for mob rule.


12 posted on 11/16/2016 6:27:43 AM PST by circlecity
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden
Not gonna happen...

Instead, let's introduce a bill to kick California out of the union.

Move FR first though.

13 posted on 11/16/2016 6:28:00 AM PST by wright2bear (#NeverTrump is a mental disorder!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden
Sen. Barbara Boxer to introduce bill to end Electoral College

Only an amendment to the Constitution can end the Electoral College.

So, Ms Boxer, your job, should you chose to pursue it, is to get 2/3 of Congress to agree to request that 3/4 of the states agree.

I wish you complete and total failure in your endeavor to further corrupt government.

Ms. Boxer is clearly not a part of the solution, which means she is part of the problem.

14 posted on 11/16/2016 6:28:09 AM PST by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: afraidfortherepublic

[Miz Boxer, you are a lame duck. Stop quacking.]

Don’t call her MS. Boxer... call her “SENATOR”! She worked hard to get that title!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX0LV6BgEY8


15 posted on 11/16/2016 6:28:20 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden; HarleyLady27; MinuteGal; bevperl; Lumper20; left that other site; Liz; ...

Any Wikileaks on Babs to share??


16 posted on 11/16/2016 6:28:46 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

How, exactly, are Barbara Boxer and Hillary Clinton related?

California Sen. Barbara Boxer, sick of journalists hounding her about whether she would seek re-election in 2016, said Thursday that she would not.

She made the announcement in an interview with her grandson, Zach Rodham, who also happens to be Hillary Rodham Clinton’s nephew.

Boxer, a Democrat, has held the Senate seat since her election in 1992, after five terms in the House…

Wait, wait, wait. How is it that her grandson is related to the former secretary of State and presumptive 2016 presidential candidate?

Zach Rodham, as the interactive Muckety map shows, is the son of Nicole Boxer, the senator’s daughter, and Tony Rodham, the secretary’s brother. His parents divorced in 2000.

http://news.muckety.com/


17 posted on 11/16/2016 6:29:04 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden

Good luck, b*tch.


18 posted on 11/16/2016 6:29:09 AM PST by Da Coyote
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: albie

Would let the election be decided by the voter fraud in one state... The electoral college contains voter fraud.


19 posted on 11/16/2016 6:29:13 AM PST by Democrats hate too much
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Old Teufel Hunden
If we had an honest election through the popular or electoral vote method the Dems will lose every time. Illegal alien votes, Soros voting machine vote theft and other sorts of vote manipulation are the only ways they win and they know it! Happy to see these idiaots whine after they cheat big time and still lose!😭
20 posted on 11/16/2016 6:29:19 AM PST by dowcaet
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-90 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson