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Monday, January 14, 2008

What electoral college?

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New Jersey on Sunday became the second state to enter a compact that would eliminate the Electoral College's power to choose a president if enough states endorse the idea.

Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed legislation that approves delivering the state's 15 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The Assembly approved the bill last month and the Senate followed suit earlier this month.

Maryland — with 10 electoral votes — had been the only state to pass the compact into law.

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Anonymous said...: Socialism, is there anything it can't ruin.; 1/14/08, 9:08 AM
Anonymous said...: Uh, boys . . . . This whole Electoral College thing is supposed to work this way. It was specifically designed to prevent those areas of the country w/ the highest populations (e.g. the northeast corridor) from controlling a presidential election. Otherwise, a presidential candidate would only work to win votes from states with the highest populations and ignore the rest of the country – and that just wouldn’t be right.

Boy howdy . . . . Them there Foundin’ Fathers wuz purty smart.; 1/14/08, 10:42 AM
Anonymous said...: These people are too stupid for words. Imagine the Florida debacle times 50, should the popular vote then be remotely close. Recounts and legal wars in all fifty freakin' states at once.

Corzine is a putz of the first order. How dare he and his elitist scumbag cohorts take the power of the vote out of the hands of NJ voters like that. Who the f*ck do they think they are? DD; 1/14/08, 11:06 AM
Anonymous said...: One step closer to mob rule. One step closer to a conservative revolution. Conservatives own most of the arms, yannow. Too bad that Corzine survived that car wreck.

I'd sure feel better if we had one more very conservative strict constructionist justice on SCOTUS.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick; 1/14/08, 11:07 AM
Anonymous said...: You got it Chuck. I've argued for years with idiots who think "Popular" vote count is the "Will of The People". Once I hog tie them and give 'em a shot with the cattle prod, they finally understand that if it wasn't for the Electoral College, candidates for POTUS would only show their mugs in CA, NY, FL, TX, and a few other states and the other 45 states would be flushed down the shitter. I have converted many to the "Truth"...hehehe

I would imagine that somewhere, someday, somebody is gonna' file a Federal Suit from a little bitty state and put an end to this BS. It's gotta' happen. Once it's properly explained, even most idiots grasp the concept of why the Electoral College exists.

LBA200MPH; 1/14/08, 11:27 AM
StarBanker said...: P=President O=Of T=The U=United S=States

WTF, these idiots don't realize that the President isn't the President of the People (sounds scary) but rather the President of the States. I'm here in North Dakota, where if these morons succeed we will have more power than ever over the ratbastardcommieswill of the Northeast.; 1/14/08, 12:03 PM
MCPO Airdale said...: How is this Constitutional?!?; 1/14/08, 2:17 PM
OregonGuy said...: Err...has "one man, one vote" become too unhip?; 1/14/08, 2:28 PM
Unknown said...: Joisey - you elected this putz and nursed him back to health and for what? You deserve what you voted for - now ditch the bum.; 1/14/08, 8:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Oregon Guy - Are you defending Corzine? I'm confused.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick; 1/14/08, 9:59 PM
closed said...: Even if these states pass this law ... it has no effect.

Faithless electors have voted for candidates other than the ones they said they would vote for ... and the constitution allows it.

Once the Electors are chosen, they elect the President. If one chooses to ignore NJ state law, the state of NJ can legally do nothing about it.

Ordering the Republican Electors to vote for a Democrat because the Democrat got the popular vote ( and vice versa ) cannot be enforced. The Republicans can vote for the Republican ... and the State government of NJ can go pound sand.; 1/15/08, 1:04 AM
Anonymous said...: What happens when their state overwhelming selects one candidate, but an opposing candidate has the overall majority in the rest of the counrty?

Now wouldn't that whine/screamfest be something to see!

Also, this is not unconstitutional. Each state gets to determine how they select their electors. If Maryland and Jersey want to let the rest of the nation pick for them, that is their choice. Stupid, but their choice.; 1/15/08, 7:30 PM

Monday, January 14, 2008

What electoral college?

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