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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

Former Attorney General Eric Holder joins Bill Maher to discuss the aftermath of Donald Trump's election and calls for the abolition of the Electoral College.

Holder said the U.S. should elect presidents via popular vote instead of through electoral votes. The former attorney general said there is a simple solution, "we have to just abolish the electoral college."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anticonstitution; constitution; electoral; electoralcollege; holder; liberalagenda; liberalfascism; potus
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To: C19fan

Abolish it?
Sure, Eric. We’ll just draft up an Amendment to the Constitution, and pass it around to the states. You only need 3/4 (38) of the states to pass it. Um... how many states did your candidate win, BTW?

just my $0.02
jimjohn - OUT [drops mic as I hit the floor laughing]


21 posted on 11/12/2016 6:57:16 AM PST by jimjohn (This battle is over, but the war to rebuild the America has just begun.)
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To: C19fan

I do believe red states would have a problem with that. Take away the voice of the people is what communist do.


22 posted on 11/12/2016 6:57:34 AM PST by just me (GOD BLESS AMERICA Amen)
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To: trublu
We lost, change the rules.

I guess it's part of that "nation of cowards" thing.

23 posted on 11/12/2016 6:57:45 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: C19fan
https://youtu.be/1d9lm-T87AQ

NSFW. Dear Anti Trump protesters. You're behavior is why Trump won.

24 posted on 11/12/2016 6:58:08 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: C19fan

The electoral college did exactly what it was supposed to do...Give ALL states a fair crack and counter “block” voting.


25 posted on 11/12/2016 6:58:15 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: All

Holder is such a communist terrorist.

But I would like to know - would it take a Constitutional amendment to end the Electoral College? which would then have to be approved by the State legislatures, right?

Good luck, Holder.


26 posted on 11/12/2016 6:58:47 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: upchuck

Love SC.. Greenville is one of the nicest towns that I’ve ever been to.


27 posted on 11/12/2016 6:58:56 AM PST by WomBom ("I read Free Republic for the pictures)
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To: C19fan

It’s like Hillary’s campaign, repeat a lie often enough and your ignorant fans will believe it.
“The Electoral College is evil, outdated, and (of course) racist, too!”

Meanwhile, the winning continues.


28 posted on 11/12/2016 6:59:02 AM PST by GnuThere
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To: C19fan

Dear Eric, since there were several murders involved in “Fast and Furious”, there is no statute of limitations. Good luck with at Trump Justice Department. ;-)


29 posted on 11/12/2016 6:59:15 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: C19fan
Dear Mr. Holder,

NO.

Why? Because it would result in too much domination of politics by urban areas, something the Founding Fathers strongly feared.

30 posted on 11/12/2016 6:59:17 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: C19fan

I have a question for Eric Holder, he’s a legal type guy...

What’s the statute of limitations on Aiding and Abetting the enemy and Treason?

If it’s more than the time since Fast and Furious I’d suggest he sit the hell down and SHUT UP...


31 posted on 11/12/2016 6:59:43 AM PST by Paleo Pete (President Trump. I can live with that...)
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To: C19fan

Shut up Holder. Your 15 minutes were over a long time ago. Nobody shives a git what you have to say.


32 posted on 11/12/2016 6:59:44 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (A proud and defiant irredeemable deplorable!)
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To: C19fan

What an idiot! Just becuase you abolish the Electoral College does not mean the popular vote automatically becomes the law of the land and anyone with half a brain can figure out what an enormous nightmare will happen should there ever need to be a national recount of a close election - it would take months, at the minimum, to recount them all.

Further, electing based on popular vote means a hacker or frauder need only corrupt the system once to steal the election rather than having to do a series of states that would buffer, to some extent, any attempts at hijacking the election.

THIS was the nation’s top lawyer and he STILL fails to understand this? What a total moron.

If you want to scrap the EC, let’s give every county or parish one vote and then count those votes. What could be more fair?


33 posted on 11/12/2016 6:59:50 AM PST by OrangeHoof (Get used to it - President Donald J. Trump)
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To: C19fan

How about we just abolish Eric Holder. And all of his friends.


34 posted on 11/12/2016 7:00:33 AM PST by Noumenon (We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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To: C19fan

He should read the Federalists Papers ... obviously another LOW IQ politician. The electoral college is the only thing that keeps the unwashed masses in the cities under control ... just as it did in this election.


35 posted on 11/12/2016 7:01:10 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else.)
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To: C19fan; beaversmom

36 posted on 11/12/2016 7:01:29 AM PST by KC_Lion (Trump's Iowa Class Battleships have come within striking distance of Hillary shores and opened fire.)
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To: C19fan

“He’s as clumsy as he is stupid”—Darth Vader, ESB


37 posted on 11/12/2016 7:01:52 AM PST by Darth Dan
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To: C19fan

What an asshat


38 posted on 11/12/2016 7:02:11 AM PST by BRL
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To: C19fan

Karliner to Eric Holder,” P*$$ Off you ignorant racist slut.”


39 posted on 11/12/2016 7:02:44 AM PST by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: C19fan

How about we just abolish Eric Holder.


40 posted on 11/12/2016 7:02:56 AM PST by TTFlyer
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