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Eric Holder: "Abolish The Electoral College"
Real Clear Politics ^ | November 12, 2016 | Ian Schwartz

Posted on 11/12/2016 6:50:03 AM PST by C19fan

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To: Col Frank Slade

I remember, not so long ago, Democrats were saying that they don’t see Republicans being able to win for a long time.


101 posted on 11/12/2016 8:23:04 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: C19fan
The Electoral College is federalism. The states would never have signed on to the Constitution if they did not have the protections they wanted.

The biggest danger to the Electoral College is the ongoing National Popular Vote

The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes nationwide (i.e., all 50 states and the District of Columbia). It has been enacted into law in 11 states with 165 electoral votes, and will take effect when enacted by states with 105 more electoral votes. The bill has passed one chamber in 12 additional states with 96 electoral votes. Most recently, the bill was passed by a bipartisan 40–16 vote in the Republican-controlled Arizona House, 28–18 in Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate, 57–4 in Republican-controlled New York Senate, and 37–21 in Democratic-controlled Oregon House.

102 posted on 11/12/2016 8:28:13 AM PST by kabar
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To: C19fan

Weiner - Holder 2020!


103 posted on 11/12/2016 8:28:21 AM PST by rfp1234 (Hail Obambi, our Deer Leader)
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To: C19fan

Here is the way I look at it: I look at who is for, and who is against this abolishment of the Electoral College.

It is OVERWHELMINGLY liberal moonbats and people like Eric Holder. I won’t be on the same side on any issue whatsoever with them, so this makes it easy, even though I have taken the time over the years to educate myself on what the Electoral College is, how it works, and why it was put in place.

This just makes it an easy binary decision for me.


104 posted on 11/12/2016 8:32:04 AM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: trublu
We lost, change the rules.

Item #2 in the Liberal Handbook.

(Item #1 is, "It's always someone else's fault.")

105 posted on 11/12/2016 8:32:40 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: C19fan

Abolish the stench of Holder...and all leftists who cannot handle LOSING.


106 posted on 11/12/2016 8:34:13 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: rlmorel

Actually, it is the cities that hold the population and can control vote totals in the precincts necessary to throw the election.

Were there a popular vote requirement to win, the only honest for a rural candidate to win were if an earth quake or a nuclear device destroyed at least two major cities.


107 posted on 11/12/2016 8:35:34 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... What did the raped snowflake whine?)
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To: C19fan

The blame for all the violent protests should be placed on the msm. They promised the people Hellary would win. Every day, 24/7/365, they promised. The sheeple were so brainwashed and followed the almighty talking heads but their little make believe world came crashing down.

Folks, that’s how communism is so easily created. Pay attention and be aware. The brainwashing can happen in such a short period of time.

108 posted on 11/12/2016 8:35:49 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: glennaro
"..Undereducated people such as Eric Holder fail to understand that the Electoral College is there to protect them from tyranny..."

This is true of many liberals, but not him. He probably understands full well that it was put in place to protect citizens from a tyrannical government, which is why he hates it.

On the other hand, I believe he is one of those jackasses that trots out the 3/5 Compromise of 1787 as evidence of institutional racism against blacks, when the compromise is really evidence of just the opposite, that there were people in the federal government who were trying to eradicate slavery.

109 posted on 11/12/2016 8:35:53 AM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: C19fan
No thanks, you racist dummy.
110 posted on 11/12/2016 8:39:43 AM PST by Vision (Best Radio Station Ever: www.MartiniInTheMorning.com)
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To: C19fan

Eric and Bill the off brothers Jack and Jerk.


111 posted on 11/12/2016 8:39:57 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: C19fan

Republic, not a Democracy...

Poor things never learned that.


112 posted on 11/12/2016 8:41:01 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The morning and the evening were the election day. People voted. The Lord saw, and it was good.)
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To: C19fan; Pete from Shawnee Mission
The quotation you’re looking for is from Chesterton’s 1929 book, The Thing, in the chapter entitled, “The Drift from Domesticity”:

In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, “I don’t see the use of this; let us clear it away.” To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: “If you don’t see the use of it, I certainly won’t let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it.

Or briefly,

"Put simply, don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up." Nice reference at http://abovethelaw.com/2014/01/the-fallacy-of-chestertons-fence/.

I learned something new here today. Thanks C19fan and FR.

113 posted on 11/12/2016 8:45:00 AM PST by thecodont
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To: VanDeKoik

Any state that wants to do so is free to change its method of choosing electors any time it decides to. The selection of electors is left entirely in the hands of the states.


114 posted on 11/12/2016 8:46:04 AM PST by Bob (No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
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To: upchuck

Blue votes that include the dead, illegals, and voting more then once.


115 posted on 11/12/2016 8:46:17 AM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: trublu

Go try to get delaware or idaho orn board with that


116 posted on 11/12/2016 8:46:36 AM PST by BRL
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To: trublu

Like Hilliary’s “super delegates” ploy against Sanders never happened... what **hypocrites** - continues to amaze.


117 posted on 11/12/2016 8:50:50 AM PST by 4Liberty (DEMOCRATS- Exporting Jobs, Importing Votes.)
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To: C19fan

This from a man who once swore to uphold and defend the Constitution.


118 posted on 11/12/2016 8:53:25 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: DoughtyOne
Poor things never learned that.

#39

They know. They all know and still they lie.

119 posted on 11/12/2016 8:58:02 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: C19fan

What he really meant is: abolish the electoral college so we only have to get the illegal aliens in California and we always win.

Let’s face it, getting rid of the electoral college just means that Mexico rules America.


120 posted on 11/12/2016 9:00:58 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast ("Now it's up to the American people to deliver justice")
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