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In reply to the discussion: Al Gore Calls for End of Electoral College [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)19. And the problem with majority rule is ... ?
Your vote would have essentially the same weight as every other citizen's. I don't see the problem with that.
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That was not the intent of the electoral college. That is why they have 2 senators from every state
still_one
Aug 2012
#14
You began with a completely unargued statement and ended with an unargued opinion...
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#21
No matter what my view is, the fact is it won't go away, it is here to stay /nt
still_one
Aug 2012
#22
Look, Arkansas has slightly fewer people than Chicago, but Arkansas voters have more power
CreekDog
Aug 2012
#40
There is more involved in changing the system than just getting rid of bad policies
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#45
If we did away with the electoral college, then each voter in your state would have the
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#47
In a democracy, sheer numbers decide a lot of things like whether tax money goes to fund or
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#120
I agree that it will never happen, but the Southern states are not the issue
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#77
He didn't say what solution he preferred. Popular vote is absulutely the wrong answer.
BlueStreak
Aug 2012
#6
Your scenario is one in which the total vote is very close, but the electoral college is not
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2012
#93
Cities would elect the candidates because most "individuals" live in them
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#99
Most individuals in the US are white; would you say it is white people who elect candidates?
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2012
#107
Sometimes it is. Obviously you can win elections without the minority vote or repubs would never win
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#115
The problem is that sometimes the majority tramples legitimate interests of minorities
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#85
so the minority should get the right to win elections with less votes than the majority?
CreekDog
Aug 2012
#108
What I think doesn't matter. The EC is intended to protect the interests of small states.
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#113
And remember the "empty states" get 2 Senators. That is a huge amount of power.
BlueStreak
Aug 2012
#25
Therein lies the key hypocrisy of many people who wish to end the Electoral College
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#86
If California abandoned the electoral college we could say goodbye to ever electing a Democrat again
cpwm17
Aug 2012
#95
Yeah - why waste time with the Constitution - just do it like you want it...not! Direct Democracies
24601
Sep 2012
#123
We in California don't count nearly as much as the voters in Rhode Island or Wyoming or
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#46
Well, now Republicans must support the electoral college, since they cannot ever agree with Al Gore.
tclambert
Aug 2012
#63
No, I'd limit absentee ballots to legal voters, not just anyone who asks. I don't want 8 year olds
24601
Sep 2012
#124
As long as the electoral college remains, your vote is merely a suggestion. Dump it.
humblebum
Sep 2012
#131
If you want to read about something very fraudulent and undemocratic about the EC...
roamer65
Sep 2012
#137