spöokyjon ℵ 18617 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Plus 6 of the top 9 are in the upper mid-east (NY, NJ, PA, OH, MI IL). A national vote will only shift power permanently to the most liberal region of the country." |
That is moronic. There is no valid reason why the value people's votes should be inversely proportional to the population density of their state. It is completely unfair to make our votes, as North Carolinians, count for less than they would if we lived in any one of 40 other states.5/17/2007 12:09:54 PM |
sarijoul All American 14208 Posts user info edit post |
and really they count for even less than that since our primaries are so late and our state is so dependably republican.
presidential candidates hardly stop here to take a shit, much less listen to what our concerns are. 5/17/2007 1:42:22 PM |
nutsmackr All American 46641 Posts user info edit post |
^exactly, I'm sick of our elections boiling down to local issues in Florida and Ohio. 5/17/2007 5:59:31 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 53067 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "There is no valid reason why the value people's votes should be inversely proportional to the population density of their state." |
true, but that's not the case here. thanks for playing, though.5/18/2007 8:12:22 PM |
pirate5311 All American 1047 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "this is nothing more than an end-around the constitution. but coming from democrats it doesn't surprise me at all " |
well, at least when they do it it's legal.
i'd have to check for myself as it's been a while since 201, but as someone quoted...
Quote : | "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors..."" |
5/20/2007 7:49:23 PM |
roddy All American 25834 Posts user info edit post |
Gore really wished one of those New England states(small) would of voted for him in 2000....i think it was a traditionally Dem State that voted for Bush(4 electoral votes) which gave him the election....if Gore would of gotten those 4, Fl wouldnt of matered. 5/20/2007 9:56:28 PM |
EarthDogg All American 3989 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "well, at least when they do it it's legal." |
I'm not saying it's illegal. What it is.. is a bad law that will give the upper mid-east states control of the country.5/20/2007 9:58:44 PM |
nutsmackr All American 46641 Posts user info edit post |
^^it was new hampshire and it has never been traditionally democratic.
^one man one vote. 5/21/2007 12:32:44 AM |
EarthDogg All American 3989 Posts user info edit post |
^ We're a republic, not a democracy. 5/21/2007 10:36:09 AM |