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William Seger

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7. The men who wrote the Constitution...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 01:00 PM

Aug 11

... were the most politically powerful in their respective colonies. In giving power to states, they were protecting their own power.

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Fugelsang: In fairness, the American people have already elected a woman president. But in 2016, the dead slaveowners [View all] highplainsdem Aug 11 OP

Yes & we still feel the sting of winning the race but losing over a technicality. CrispyQ Aug 11 #1

Hard to call a fundamental (TBF, IMHO it is a massive flaw, one of several) part of the US Constitution a 'technicality' Celerity Aug 11 #6

As a Canadian, looking at your country LiberalLovinLug Aug 11 #25

I have tripartite citizenship (US, UK, Sweden) so three different electoral/government systems. nt Celerity Aug 11 #28

LOVE THIS!!! calimary Aug 11 #26

My dad's first name was Clinton and he was was born in Hope Arkansas multigraincracker Aug 11 #2

Grifterbee came from there ...nt ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 11 #9

Still there I think. multigraincracker Aug 11 #13

3/5 compromise for electoral votes in slave states IronLionZion Aug 11 #3

Been Saying That For Years. Beowulf42 Aug 11 #4

Clinton won the election, she lost the PROCESS Takket Aug 11 #5

She hit the nail on the head when she said multigraincracker Aug 11 #15

The men who wrote the Constitution... William Seger Aug 11 #7

The electoral college has cost us big! RANDYWILDMAN Aug 11 #8

This is so true! riverkittenDem Aug 11 #10

The Republicans will NEVER DENVERPOPS Aug 11 #11

Don't get me started on how undemocratic the US Senate is which gives small population states outsized power. OMGWTF Aug 11 #18

For any of the baked in problems to be solved, I'm afraid the country harumph Aug 11 #12

Wow. TY i& JF!! Cha Aug 11 #14

National Popular Vote Interstate Compact bmichaelh Aug 11 #16

A reminder that a dead person has more rights that a woman in much of the United States. OMGWTF Aug 11 #17

DO NOT STOP REMINDING EVERYONE OF THIS!!!! Moostache Aug 12 #35

Maybe the new slaveowners will fix it. moondust Aug 11 #19

DAMN STRAIGHT Skittles Aug 11 #20

Amen !!! Rubyshoo Aug 11 #21

AMEN! Lemon Lyman Aug 11 #22

She would have easily won the electoral college had it not been for the antics of James Comey. (eom) StevieM Aug 11 #23

The only thing that worried me about her prospective Presidency murielm99 Aug 11 #24

Let us never ever forget that Hillary Clinton Glaisne Aug 11 #27

Trump was electored, markodochartaigh Aug 11 #29

Any system that allowed The Donald to ascend to the top needs tweaking at least? czarjak Aug 11 #30

Yes, Hillary won by almost 3 million votes . . . hawkeye21 Aug 12 #31

That's not true ITAL Aug 12 #33

trump has never won the popular vote. Has never polled over 50% even... Wounded Bear Aug 12 #32

I know this is the talking point ITAL Aug 12 #34

Well, keep telling yourself that Zoomie1986 Aug 12 #36

Yes, I know all the states had slaves ITAL Aug 12 #37