Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agoMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1660cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.social
arrow-up1660external-linkMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.social
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 months agoThe way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoSo is a method to change the Constitution.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoThat really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoThe states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.
minus-squareCrikeste@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoAnd they’re gearing up for version 2.0. Shit’s gonna get weird in a few months.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI can see you have long term feelings. I do not. I wasn’t attempting to scare, I simply stated the truth. As such, there is nothing to “correct”, as you say. I suggest you go on your merry way, as will I.
minus-squareset_secret@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoAre you suggesting with say…an amendment?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoOr we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.
The way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
So is a method to change the Constitution.
That really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
The states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.
And they’re gearing up for version 2.0. Shit’s gonna get weird in a few months.
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Nice try
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I can see you have long term feelings. I do not. I wasn’t attempting to scare, I simply stated the truth. As such, there is nothing to “correct”, as you say. I suggest you go on your merry way, as will I.
Are you suggesting with say…an amendment?
Or we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.