Nailed It !
Posted on 07/22/2019 1:17:18 PM PDT by jazusamo
Unconstitutional???
EXCELLENT explanation of the electoral system.
For years I didn’t understand it and very few people I asked about it could explain it clearly. It was obvious they didn’t understand it either.
I finally figured it out, I don’t remember how, but it does make sense now.
Thanks for posting this.
You’re most welcome.
I felt the same when reading it, it’s the best explanation I’ve seen.
Why of course it does. Who thought otherwise is what I want to know.
Generally, the small states (population-wise,) are red states.
Nailed It !
Another Freeper mentioned that every time the Left proposes abolishing the electoral college, it should be countered with a proposal to assign electoral votes by COUNTY.
Certainly, such a compact would be Unconstitutional, unless the agreement was approved by the United States Congress. If that were to happen, the compact might survive the inevitible Court challenge. Consider what would happen if the compact reached the 270 electoral votes thresehold this year. The House would approve the change. What would the Senate do, and would the Senate need 60 votes or would a simple majority do the trick?
I don’t think that enough states will ever agree to do this, but on paper, this initiative threatens the entire structure and future of our Republic.
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it...
Once the genie is out of the bottle you have given ground needlessly and ground lost is hard or impossible to get back
It is there for a reason and trust me they have thought long and hard why they want it abolished and population density to reign supreme
Well said!
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Another lame arse attempt to get rid of the electoral college, yawn........
Look at what happened with the 17th amendment. NEVER say it can’t happen!
Keeps elections from being decided by blue sh!th*le cities.
The purpose of the “compact” is to set the U.S. up for a civil war. E.g., if last election’s scenario happens again (Trump wins the Electoral College, but the Socialist Progressive candidate “wins” the popular vote), the Socialist Progressive will claim they are president, not Trump.
The military will have to decide which side they support.
I don’t see how this compact can possibly be constitutional. This is a federal election for federal offices. The people of the state are voting directly for electors to sit in the electoral college, just as the people of the state vote for senators and representatives. How can the state award the office to the losers rather than the winners because other states voted for electors of the opposite party, because more electors from other states were elected to that (opposite) party. It is no different than awarding a senate seat to the individual who lost because a majority of other states elected a senator from the loser’s party. This is patently unconstitutional and absurd. I think this issue is going to end up in front of the Supreme Court.
Easiest way to explain the electoral college is with an analogy that the wide test is more important than the deep test. People who have a vested interest in living off of and growing the size of government need to ensure they are being fair to a wide enough section of the country to win the wide test. Even your average Democrat should be able to understand that analogy.
Delaware, Rhode Island, Maine, Nevada, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho... a real mix of Red and Blue states... and a purple or two.
‘EXCELLENT explanation of the electoral system.and informed’
the primary purpose of the EC was to establish a buffer between the populace and the selection of the POTUS; the Founders were wary of an electorate that can be more easily duped than a small body of informed electors, who could be a check on manipulation of the system...
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