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Is Pure Democracy a Bad Thing For a Nation
My fear starts out with the basics: Pure Democracy is no more than mob rule. Have you ever heard of the term "mob rule" used in a positive context?Pure Democracy has no allowance for minority interests. It is the essence of "Might, (as in most numbers), makes right." Is that a...
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Hear this Conservatives: I have changed my mind about the EC
https://time.com/5658293/electoral-coll … urt-rules/No way am I going to allow for any sort of Electoral College where members can explicitely cast votes irregardless of the popular vote tally within their states.Why do I want a handful of fat bloated oligarchs deciding the outcome of...
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Is it a matter of 'Changing Tides'? Securing the vote in AZ.
‘Democracy is teetering’: at ground zero for Trump’s big lie in Arizona by the Guardian (Allsides rating is Lean left) published Mar 16, 2024.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 … GTUS_emailBe aware it is a 4,500 word article or 18 minute read"In 2020, the Republican-controlled...
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Why is President Obama so much criticized and yet he won in a landslide?
Why is President Obama so much criticized and yet he won in a landslide?How come all these TV talking heads always refer to the American people as being Unhappy about Obama, where are the people who voted him into power? Where are the for Obama multitutdes?
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Electoral College vs. Popular Vote
I may be a bit naive on this topic, but I believe that my vote should count. I understand the history and all, but I still think one's vote should count, and the candidate who receives the most votes should win. What are your thoughts. Please help me to understand why the...
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The Electoral College - State Voters Won't Count
Let me channel Jake for a moment...BIG BREAKING NEWS! Bombshell announcement! A CONSTITUTIONAL crisis!Deleware has voted to join eleven other states in awarding their 3 electoral college votes to the national popular vote winner!The votes of state voters in these 12 states no longer matter! YOUR...