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BigmanPigman

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14. Abolish the Electoral College!

Fri Dec 13, 2019, 11:45 PM

Dec 2019

Abolish the Electoral College is dedicated to mobilizing supporters who want to end this antiquated and unjust system.

https://go.abolishtheelectoralcollegepac.org/

One person, one vote.

The person with the most votes wins an election.

These seem like simple and fundamental statements. But two of the last three presidents were elected despite losing the popular vote. We must abolish this relic to prevent Donald Trump or anyone like him from taking power again.

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I am so tired of living in a state that contributes a lot of Federal dollars [View all] onecaliberal Dec 2019 OP

America *IS* theirs Skittles Dec 2019 #1

Their country is one who defers to russia over American intel, one who locks brown children onecaliberal Dec 2019 #3

you're lumping everyone living in red states Skittles Dec 2019 #29

I never said it was simple, only that I am completely over it. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #31

Would be appropriate to allocate senators by population as well. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2019 #28

yeah, tempting fix. like- allocate a 3rd senator to the 10 most populace states. mopinko Dec 2019 #34

The House decides where to appropriate federal tax dollars madville Dec 2019 #2

Please tell me where I said tax dollars should not be redistributed? onecaliberal Dec 2019 #4

Every US citizen has equal claim to this country madville Dec 2019 #6

They shouldn't have MORE say than people in populous states. But they DO. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #7

+1000 UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #38

I think one could say you reap what you sow. If you are a state such as Alabama and your state juxtaposed Dec 2019 #5

Yup. Let them live in the America they profess to love and see how they like it. Pepsidog Dec 2019 #17

When those states decry the poor for not pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, yes! TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #20

There was quote from U. S. Grant in the book A Warning. I gave the book to someone doc03 Dec 2019 #8

California is not currently a donor state. stopbush Dec 2019 #9

Yes it is onecaliberal Dec 2019 #11

Depends on where you get your data. progressoid Dec 2019 #18

Nope. My info is from 2019. Yours is from 2017. stopbush Dec 2019 #24

+10 Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #27

Bullshit. denbot Dec 2019 #12

We need a Transfer Payment Equalization Act. roamer65 Dec 2019 #10

Exactly. I'm tired of carrying these Ass backwards states. Pepsidog Dec 2019 #16

Oh my goodness. Tipperary Dec 2019 #22

I want equal representation. No state should have more representation than another. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #23

Yes I know there are Dems in these states. I guess there were anti-Nazis in Germany as well but I Pepsidog Dec 2019 #25

California? TruckFump Dec 2019 #13

Abolish the Electoral College! BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #14

Hitler took power The Wizard Dec 2019 #19

Great Post. Absolutely spot on. I'm sick of it as well. Pepsidog Dec 2019 #15

The heavily populated states need more house seats...flush electoral college. Karadeniz Dec 2019 #21

BEAR FLAG REPUBLIC RandySF Dec 2019 #26

If you go, then we are joining the Canadian confederation. roamer65 Dec 2019 #35

Let's invite Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and British Columbia to join us. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #36

British Columbia would be a Canadian matter. roamer65 Dec 2019 #37

Thank you! I'm sick and tired of it too. Lady_Chat Dec 2019 #30

Back to 1848? onecaliberal Dec 2019 #32

NOT 35 million, nearly 40 million! CreekDog Dec 2019 #33