Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square132linkfedilinkarrow-up1690arrow-down110cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1680arrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square132linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoThe way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoSo is a method to change the Constitution.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoThe states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI can see you have long term feelings. I do not. I wasn’t attempting to scare, I simply stated the truth. As such, there is nothing to “correct”, as you say. I suggest you go on your merry way, as will I.
minus-squareCrikeste@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnd they’re gearing up for version 2.0. Shit’s gonna get weird in a few months.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
minus-squareset_secret@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAre you suggesting with say…an amendment?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoOr we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.
The way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
So is a method to change the Constitution.
That really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
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The states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.
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Nice try
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I can see you have long term feelings. I do not. I wasn’t attempting to scare, I simply stated the truth. As such, there is nothing to “correct”, as you say. I suggest you go on your merry way, as will I.
And they’re gearing up for version 2.0. Shit’s gonna get weird in a few months.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
Are you suggesting with say…an amendment?
Or we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.