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ecstatic

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4. I don't like that work around

Reply to Tom of Temecula (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 07:38 AM

Apr 5

Supposedly putin wins the popular vote in Russia as well, and unfortunately, that's where we might be headed if tRump somehow gets back in the white house.

Popular vote only, with one person, one vote.

That's the fairest way.

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Them Hartmann: Maine just took America one giant step closer to ending the GOP's grip on our elections [View all] Tom of Temecula Apr 5 OP

The President represents ALL Americans and should be chosen by a majority of ALL sanatanadharma Apr 5 #1

Interesting solution to this ancient travesty. jaxexpat Apr 5 #2

If states believe in it, why not implement it now ? MichMan Apr 5 #3

I don't like that work around ecstatic Apr 5 #4

This might violate the Compact Clause Kaleva Apr 5 #5

How is that a compact with other states? Goodheart Apr 5 #11

From the article in the OP Kaleva Apr 5 #12

"for several decades" TwilightZone Apr 5 #14

SCOTUS will have the final if it gets that far. Kaleva Apr 5 #16

Perhaps a fairer way to approach the issue would be to require states to choose proportional electors. Lonestarblue Apr 5 #6

If you could get all 50 states to do it. tanyev Apr 5 #10

Never going to happen brooklynite Apr 5 #7

Nice to supply the link to the original article erronis Apr 5 #8

Oh dear Tom of Temecula Apr 5 #13

It's about time Maine got on board! ColinC Apr 5 #9

Just a correction maxrandb Apr 5 #15

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