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meow2u3

(24,759 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:24 PM Jan 2013

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Stop partisan gerrymandering of the electoral college

Petition to the White House

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-partisan-gerrymandering-electoral-college/HzL2rd7m

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Stop partisan gerrymandering of the electoral college (Original Post) meow2u3 Jan 2013 OP

k rhett o rick Jan 2013 #1

get rid of the electoral college Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #2

^^^^^^^^^^THIS Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #3

That would take a constitutional amendment Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #5

Why do we need it and does it do any good?? Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #9

It is in the Constitution. It is the law. Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #10

Signed dlwickham Jan 2013 #4

#1,579, this needs more help. Shared and Tweeted also. Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #6

I've been sending the link to friends on Facebook dlwickham Jan 2013 #8

Just signed it. pennylane100 Jan 2013 #7

kick dlwickham Jan 2013 #11

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

1. k

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:33 PM

Jan 2013

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

2. get rid of the electoral college

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:34 PM

Jan 2013

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

3. ^^^^^^^^^^THIS

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:38 PM

Jan 2013

It pisses me off that this idea gets ZERO discussion anymore...Back in '01-'02, both sides at least used to talk about it...

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

5. That would take a constitutional amendment

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:07 PM

Jan 2013

and you need 2/3 in each house of Congress plus 3/4 of the states all voting for it.

This is a political impossibility. To many states, and their representatives, would need to vote to reduce their own influence in picking our President. This will never happen.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

9. Why do we need it and does it do any good??

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:31 PM

Jan 2013

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

10. It is in the Constitution. It is the law.

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 05:26 PM

Jan 2013

I am not going to argue the merits, the fact remains that changing it is impossible (in any practical sense).

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

4. Signed

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:04 PM

Jan 2013

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

6. #1,579, this needs more help. Shared and Tweeted also.

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:08 PM

Jan 2013

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

8. I've been sending the link to friends on Facebook

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:09 PM

Jan 2013

wonder if we could get this link pinned

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)

7. Just signed it.

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:09 PM

Jan 2013

Also signed a few more while I was there.

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

11. kick

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 07:01 PM

Jan 2013

just because this is important

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