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2016 Postmortem

no_hypocrisy

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1. If the EC is going to rubberstamp the votes of states, then it must exist

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 08:59 AM

Dec 2016

to avoid having any or all of the 50 states challenge the popular vote, perhaps all the municipalities of those states and/or the multiple districts and machines of those municipalities. It's for expedience -- and unfortunately, manipulation of the will of the voters.

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Electoral College belongs in 1787: John Conyers Jr. [View all] progressoid Dec 2016 OP

If the EC is going to rubberstamp the votes of states, then it must exist no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #1

All it takes is a constitutional amendment yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #2

"All it takes..." TDale313 Dec 2016 #3

We should not let it be reduced to formality treestar Dec 2016 #4