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ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
40. Therein Lies The Problem
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 07:32 AM
Jun 2020

I think you're being generous at 15.
Just a quick mental run through of states, I counted 20 that would be unlikely to sign on.
I like the sentiment.
But, I believe it's a pipe dream.

Ka ching Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #1
PERFECT!! leftieNanner Jun 2020 #2
This one deserves wide circulation. Dead-bang perfect. (nt) Paladin Jun 2020 #3
Excellent observation! sop Jun 2020 #4
If only we could make some kind of deal with the red states BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #5
Now, *that* is the best one to get rid of!1 UTUSN Jun 2020 #6
MOVE TO #1 ON THE LIST !!! fierywoman Jun 2020 #7
Bazinga! brush Jun 2020 #8
Cue it up. Looooong overdue. Popular vote, paper trail, scanners that can't be hacked. Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #9
14th amendment says we can take away electoral votes from some racially oppressive states IronLionZion Jun 2020 #10
This needs to be its own OP! geardaddy Jun 2020 #22
the 14th Amendment unfortunately also created a MASSIVE disenfranchisement tool Celerity Jun 2020 #37
That's why they like to incarcerate people who look like Democrats IronLionZion Jun 2020 #41
Absolutely! niyad Jun 2020 #11
K&R! KPN Jun 2020 #12
Thank you! CountMyVote4Reality Jun 2020 #13
Yes! It's long past time to get rid of the electoral college. crickets Jun 2020 #14
Your wording of question is excellent bobbieinok Jun 2020 #15
When Joe's in the WH & we take the Senate, they'll make sure to kill it KS Toronado Jun 2020 #16
I doubt very much Biden would support such an effort. Kaleva Jun 2020 #24
It will require a constitutional amendment which can drag on for years. nt yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #33
I sooooooooooooo want to get rid of the Upthevibe Jun 2020 #17
x1000 Capt. America Jun 2020 #44
The EC isn't a monument to slavery FBaggins Jun 2020 #18
Close: The EC was not the compromise. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #21
We got rid of that monument over a century and a half ago FBaggins Jun 2020 #26
The Electoral College was constructed to give more power to white southerners, out of proportion WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #29
That once again confuses the two "compromises" FBaggins Jun 2020 #31
There have been attempts to abolish the EC IronLionZion Jun 2020 #28
Which is basically what I said FBaggins Jun 2020 #30
If we didn't have that, Putin would have never succeeded. C Moon Jun 2020 #19
NAILED IT! LymphocyteLover Jun 2020 #20
yep, it's a slave era holdover llashram Jun 2020 #23
Boom! lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #25
It doesn't take a constitutional amendment customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #27
Therein Lies The Problem ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #40
It's not a bug, it's a feature customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #43
Getting rid of monuments to slave owners, you say? Straw Man Jun 2020 #32
NO F*****G S**T!!!! Doreen Jun 2020 #34
BOOM! calimary Jun 2020 #35
Good one! Poiuyt Jun 2020 #36
I wish I'd said that. jaxexpat Jun 2020 #38
Let us know when you have 3/5 of the States in agreement. brooklynite Jun 2020 #39
Adherence to Inertia caused by Structural Bindings will bring down a Nation. MarcA Jun 2020 #42
Well... as long as there is a "list"... I have a suggestion Josiesdad Jun 2020 #45
Brilliant point. zentrum Jun 2020 #46
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