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Abolishing the Electoral College Is Unconstitutional and Wrong
American Thinker.com ^ | March 24, 2019 | Michael Busler

Posted on 03/23/2019 11:29:57 PM PDT by Kaslin

Recently, Elizabeth Warren and a number of other Democratic candidates for president have suggested that the Electoral College be abolished. Right now, a candidate for president must win a majority of Electoral College votes regardless of the outcome of the national popular vote.

President Donald Trump in 2016 and President George W. Bush in 2000, did not win the popular vote, but they did win a majority in the Electoral College. The Dems claim that this is not fair and that the president should be elected by popular vote. In fact, a number of states are trying to change their Electoral College votes based on the national popular vote rather than the vote within their state.

In theory, a democracy or a constitutional republic makes major decisions based on the desires of the majority of the people. Indeed, it was rule by a generally elite minority, rather than the majority, that was the basis for the founding of our country. However, our forefathers also recognized that the United States of America, while honoring rule by the majority, also realized that individual states must have basic rights and a should have a voice in presidential elections.

Why did our forefathers establish two chambers of Congress?

When Congress was formed there were two bodies created: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Realizing that it would be impossible to have a direct democracy where each citizen voted on each issue, a representative democracy was established. In theory, voters elect representatives who will vote in Congress on issues in a manner that reflects the views of their constituents.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: constitution; electoralcollege; faithlesselectors; nationalpopularvote; npv
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To: Kaslin

I will not recognize any person elected by any other means than what is spelled out in the Constitution.

Amend the Constitution, otherwise f*** you.


21 posted on 03/24/2019 7:04:54 AM PDT by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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To: Kaslin

Losers trying to change the rules so they don’t lose, again.


22 posted on 03/24/2019 8:41:39 AM PDT by Aut Pax Aut Bellum (CW2.0 coming soon to a town near you)
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To: Kaslin

Abolishing the Electoral College Is Unconstitutional and Wrong

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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah!!! Like that makes any difference to the leftards.


23 posted on 03/24/2019 9:50:25 AM PDT by Valk Rider
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To: chris37

“I will not recognize any person elected by any other means than what is spelled out in the Constitution.
Amend the Constitution, otherwise f*** you.”

The Constitution calls for the individual State legislatures to elect Senators, not the popular vote within each State. Repeal the Progressive 17th Amendment to restore the proper balance.


24 posted on 03/24/2019 9:56:49 AM PDT by myerson
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To: myerson

Definitely.

17th has to go.

Evidence, John McCain, and so many others.


25 posted on 03/24/2019 10:51:02 AM PDT by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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To: lewislynn

Correct, but that’s an even longer shot. It’s crap they like to speculate about when it’s meaningless, but throwing the whole country into a Constitutional Convention would be ending the country. Very very few are ready for that actuality.


26 posted on 03/24/2019 12:06:07 PM PDT by dead (Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
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To: Kaslin

bump


27 posted on 03/24/2019 1:27:34 PM PDT by foreverfree
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