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Why in the world would a bunch of people in 5-7 cities deserve the right to determine how 45 states are legislated from the executive branch at the federal level?
There has always been pushback against Atlas, from basically everywhere except the WH. I say no way the WH suddenly takes issue now just because of this. To the contrary, I kinda expect to hear stories about DJT criticizing Atlas for apologizing.
Same, voted Johnson in 2016. In the past I've voted Green, Libertarian, Democrat... and in other spots I sometimes even vote Republican. I am pretty fiscally conservative but socially quite liberal. Sucks being stuck right in the middle sometimes.
There are real differences in the day-to-day needs of people living in urban vs. rural areas. But this is an argument in favor of federalism. Not the electoral college. Make the 10th Amendment Great Again!
This can only happen if people stop voting for both parties. People are brainwashed that they have to vote for one or the other. People have to change their mindset. It's starting, but not nearly enough yet. The two major parties play for the same team that supports major corps and big pharma.
I live in a suburban area. 300k people in my county. We live nothing like those 5-7 cities and have no desire to do so.
Because the President is supposed to be a representative of the entire nation, not just densely populated urban areas. The electoral college is a good solution that makes candidates campaign in Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and not just in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and New York City.
And those Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa's change over time to different states. So it's not the same population centers that would decide each election as LA, NY, PHIL, CHI, etc would be.
But things can go far in the other direction. Candidates don't spend much time campaigning in Los Angeles or New York City as things stand now. A California voter's vote is worth about 1/3 of a Wyoming voter's. The President isn't representing the entire nation now, it's skewed toward the low population states. I understand the need to protect minority interests from being swamped by the majority, but that doesn't mean the minority interests should dominate the majority interests either, and we're leaning more in that direction than the former. An adjustment is needed.
He’s undermined the pandemic response from day 1, and continues to do so. There’re whole thread(s) devoted to the subject, so I won’t repeat the obvious.
I've said a million times on here... if everyone who wanted a strong third party actually voted third party, we'd have a strong third party. People just need to actually do it.
I think your disconnect is the assumption that people only vote based on financial self interest (whether Trump is the best candidate in that realm is also debatable). Among 50+ “wealthy” doctors I know personally, maybe only a handful (if that) are voting Trump. Granted, I’ve not seen their actual ballots, but the way they talk doesn’t suggest they are “shy” Trump voters.
Wasn't sure who to vote for until Biden murmured "America listen up, here's the deal... we have to lsjdflkjsdfkl" and all 15 cars in attendance honked their horns in approval. Can't describe the passion and enthusiasm running through me now.
Radiologist Scott Atlas is the guy I want heading up this pandemic. And tomorrow I shall call my podiatrist to deal with my root canal.
x2. Upstate for Howie lol.Damn, Hawkins doesn't even get his own line
That's who I voted for though
My vote for president doesn't matter, because Biden isn't going to carry South Dakota, and if he does he won't need our three electoral votes.
One would hope that if SD legalizes, that'll be enough to get the MN GOP to take their foot out of the door jam and let us do it too.
You live nothing like other people in America?RnR said:
With this type of dominance in the capital region he should run for McCoy's jobShamrockPride said:
They're related. The electoral college is a sort of strategically placed poison pill that helps protect against the erosion of federalism. Think of the electoral college (and the composition of the Senate) as the founders' way of saying, "We're going to make sure that the federal government is so dumb that not even leftists will want to put the federal government in charge of everything."
