Just thinking about it, seems "Citizens United" has done just that, and was clearly a death call for (Reply #10)

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10. Just thinking about it, seems "Citizens United" has done just that, and was clearly a death call for

democracy in the US. A better name would have been "Wealth United."

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63 replies	Author	Time	Post
What's this "superdelegate" thing? [View all]	sibelian	Aug 2015	OP
It varies by state	HassleCat	Aug 2015	#1
But how does that affect the result?	sibelian	Aug 2015	#2
Each has one vote as a delegate. It's just that they are not bound	MineralMan	Aug 2015	#4
Why do we need them. Doesn't sound like a democracy to me if some are given special	RKP5637	Aug 2015	#9
It's not a democracy. It's a political party. In my native country of Canada, only party members	Metric System	Aug 2015	#14
Thanks!	RKP5637	Aug 2015	#15
It's not so much "special powers." They can just vote for whom they	MineralMan	Aug 2015	#17
Thanks for the additional information MM!	RKP5637	Aug 2015	#21
In practical terms	HassleCat	Aug 2015	#12
Frankly, the delegate count situation you propose seems to me to	MineralMan	Aug 2015	#20
I agree	HassleCat	Aug 2015	#22
Actually, the 2008 convention was pretty weird,	MineralMan	Aug 2015	#24
Think Orwell. Some votes are more equal than other votes.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2015	#3
Maybe we could have "supervoters" as well	tularetom	Aug 2015	#6
Just thinking about it, seems "Citizens United" has done just that, and was clearly a death call for	RKP5637	Aug 2015	#10
...	tammywammy	Aug 2015	#5
....... "Each state has its own ballot access laws to determine who may appear on ballots..."	sibelian	Aug 2015	#7
Tennessee, where I live, has some of the least restrictive ballot access laws	cheapdate	Aug 2015	#31
OK.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#37
It's just how our government is ordered.	cheapdate	Aug 2015	#39
I see.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#41
The United States is a federal system,	cheapdate	Aug 2015	#43
"Local control can be preferable to central control for a variety of reasons."	sibelian	Aug 2015	#48
I'm simply describing it and not justifying it.	cheapdate	Aug 2015	#50
Well, fair enough, but my goodness...	sibelian	Aug 2015	#51
There are various proposals to amend the U.S. constitution	cheapdate	Aug 2015	#58
OK, I will not argue the toss...	sibelian	Aug 2015	#60
Thank you for that.	cheapdate	Aug 2015	#63
sorry, tammy, I shoud probably have just gone and looked...	sibelian	Aug 2015	#8
After McGovern lost the election	sadoldgirl	Aug 2015	#11
.... magic people with giant votes.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#16
I probably shouldn't be too critical	sibelian	Aug 2015	#18
They are the Holy Shit Jessie Jackson could win this	Warren Stupidity	Aug 2015	#13
OK, that made me chuckle. But as another poster pointed out, I think it originated in the 70s to	Metric System	Aug 2015	#19
+1 nt	Zorra	Aug 2015	#52
They only exist to decide a close primary like 2008.	DemocratSinceBirth	Aug 2015	#23
OK.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#26
Elaborate	DemocratSinceBirth	Aug 2015	#28
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#35
This is how Mr. Obama became the ..........	mrmpa	Aug 2015	#25
That...is...	sibelian	Aug 2015	#27
Some states have primaries...Some states have caucuses...	DemocratSinceBirth	Aug 2015	#30
"...if she did not fight this commitment..."	sibelian	Aug 2015	#33
Many posters here are under the mistaken impression that you can win the nomination with a plurality	DemocratSinceBirth	Aug 2015	#38
That is NOT the issue I was reacting to, DemocratSinceBirth.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#40
What is your question?	DemocratSinceBirth	Aug 2015	#42
Here's a better question	sibelian	Aug 2015	#47
Not true.	MohRokTah	Aug 2015	#45
!	sibelian	Aug 2015	#53
Prior to 1972	1939	Aug 2015	#29
That is the BEST explanation and history of the super delegates	Le Taz Hot	Aug 2015	#49
The great elders of the Democratic Leadership were recognized by the Gods	HereSince1628	Aug 2015	#32
And, lo, the Great Blue Wall was patrolled forever	sibelian	Aug 2015	#34
The whole thing sounds like some weird fantasy cooked up by MANNY.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#36
By a margin of 67 to 26 superdelegates prefer Hillary on Bongos compared to Bernies Singing	HereSince1628	Aug 2015	#46
It's what you cling to	AgingAmerican	Aug 2015	#44
Well. THAT's bad.	sibelian	Aug 2015	#54
In 2008, Superdelegats voted: Barack Obama 562.5, Hillary Clinton 211.5 they did not affect electio	Agnosticsherbet	Aug 2015	#55
"The chance of them having any affect on the election is quite remote."	sibelian	Aug 2015	#56
They are really there to tip the nomination should nobody get the required 50%+1	MohRokTah	Aug 2015	#57
They are also there to blunt the effectiveness of an insurgent candidate.	Adrahil	Aug 2015	#62
It is the powers that be antidemocracy emergency escape hatch	TheKentuckian	Aug 2015	#59
Just in case the people don't agree.	mmonk	Aug 2015	#61

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