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Should we eliminate the electoral college

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6 months ago

I probably wont vote tomorrow because Romney is going to win Alabama in a landslide with or without my vote. It seems to me that the deciding the election by popular vote would motivate more people to vote and make sure that every vote really does count for something
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Ya. It's bish some crappy state like Ohio gets to decide who is President.
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There are other things to vote for tomorrow besides the president.
"A political call, the fall guy accord...We can't afford to be neutral on a moving train..."
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Bush would've lost in 2000.
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Short answer is yes.
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BamaLivesFootba said...
There are other things to vote for tomorrow besides the president.

Absolutely this.
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aubie25 said...
I probably wont vote tomorrow because Romney is going to win Alabama in a landslide with or without my vote. It seems to me that the deciding the election by popular vote would motivate more people to vote and make sure that every vote really does count for something

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BamaLivesFootba said...
There are other things to vote for tomorrow besides the president.

My congressional district is heavily republican, so they will win with or without my vote. I dont think either senator from Alabama is running during this cycle, but the republicans would win anyway. I live outside the city limits, so I dont think I could vote in the mayoral or city council elections even if I wanted too.
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BamaLivesFootba said...
There are other things to vote for tomorrow besides the president.

Yeah, but Lil Lenny can only handle one box at a time. Saban has ruined the midget's brain....
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We would be a lot better off if we repealed the 17th Amendment.
http://repeal17now.org/
http://www.rollcall.com/news/GOP-Senate-Candidates-Advocate-17th-Amendment-Repeal-216856-1.html

This post was edited by dpfenny on 11/5/2012 at 8:08 PM
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For a long time I have been in favor of each congressional district getting their own electoral vote, as opposed to a winner take all for a state, or a pure popular vote.
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aubie25 said...
My congressional district is heavily republican, so they will win with or without my vote. I dont think either senator from Alabama is running during this cycle, but the republicans would win anyway. I live outside the city limits, so I dont think I could vote in the mayoral or city council elections even if I wanted too.

There are still amendments and local offices, board of education etc.
By the way, the problem you are describing is partisanship and gerrymandering. The only reason swing states decide the election is because the other states are already locked up.
"A political call, the fall guy accord...We can't afford to be neutral on a moving train..."
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BamaLivesFootba said...
There are still amendments and local offices, board of education etc.
By the way, the problem you are describing is partisanship and gerrymandering. The only reason swing states decide the election is because the other states are already locked up.

Ya, but imagine if thousands (or even better tens-of-thousands) of people feel this way and decide not to vote - chaos!!
Yeah, I said it.
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Ya, but imagine if thousands (or even better tens-of-thousands) of people feel this way and decide not to vote - chaos!!

I'm not say its not a problem, I'm just saying there are other things important that need to be voted on as well.
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It should be popular vote. Whoever gets the most votes from the people wins. It really shouldn't be this difficult.
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BamaLivesFootba said...
I'm not say its not a problem, I'm just saying there are other things important that need to be voted on as well.

I fully agree. Apathy is not good for democracy.
Yeah, I said it.
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It should be popular vote. Whoever gets the most votes from the people wins. It really shouldn't be this difficult.

To be fair, It's for a reason. They didn't just pick it out of this air.
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MarineMountie said...
It should be popular vote. Whoever gets the most votes from the people wins. It really shouldn't be this difficult.

This.
It would help if people stopped asking who Ohio is voting for or who New York is voting for and unseats asked who America is voting for.

This post was edited by sf2k4 on 11/5/2012 at 8:25 PM
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You can vote Yes on the extension of the Forever Wild amendment.
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You can vote Yes on the extension of the Forever Wild amendment.

Also this. I will be.
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Or you can be like most of the dumbasses around me and vote Roy Moore back into a judgeship..
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You can vote Yes on the extension of the Forever Wild amendment.

What's that?
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BamaLivesFootba said...
To be fair, It's for a reason. They didn't just pick it out of this air.

Doesn't matter the reason. The candidate with the most votes should win, period. Its who the people wants. The people wanted Al Gore in 2000. More people voted for Gore than Bush, yet Bush won?
Yea, makes plenty of sense.
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What's that?

One of the less controversial amendments tomorrow for us Alabamians.

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