Popular Vote For President Is A Bad Idea

[togor]

It's popular in liberal circles, but they're missing the greater danger:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2020/12/08/texas-ken-paxton-election-georgia/amp/

As things are today, the states are firewalled off from messing with each other's elections, so publicity stunts like this from Texas AG and future-convicted-felon Ken Paxton go nowhere.

However with a popular vote for POTUS, every vote from Emerald City, CA counts the same as every one from Butthole, AR. Next thing you know, the states are suing each other claiming suppression or bad ballots.

That would be an unmanageable mess.

Eventually the GOP will leave Trump and his lot in the rear view mirror, become a rational party again. Until then, the cure shouldn't be worse than the disease.

[S.A. Boggs]

Togey what is American elections to you, a citizen of Haiti?
Sam

[lyman]

did you actually read that article?

nothing about popular votes, only about not allowing the states in question to submit the EC votes,


and interesting names you picked for cities,, showing your prejudice again,

[togor]

Triggered by those names I see. Too obvious to ignore apparently.

Did you read the article? KP is trying to interfere with the appointment of electors in other states, specifically ones in which he doesn't like the outcome because it went narrowly against his guy. He's not suing NC which went narrowly *for* his guy.

He'll get shot down, but the suit goes to show how it would be if there were no firewalls.

Kinda the point of my post.

[S.A. Boggs]

Triggered by those names I see. Too obvious to ignore apparently.

Did you read the article? KP is trying to interfere with the appointment of electors in other states, specifically ones in which he doesn't like the outcome because it went narrowly against his guy. He's not suing NC which went narrowly *for* his guy.

He'll get shot down, but the suit goes to show how it would be if there were no firewalls.

Kinda the point of my post.

Again Togey, you are Haitian and not an American so you cannot vote. Why keep talking about stuff that is of no concern to an alien like yourself?
Sam

[lyman]

Triggered by those names I see. Too obvious to ignore apparently.

Did you read the article? KP is trying to interfere with the appointment of electors in other states, specifically ones in which he doesn't like the outcome because it went narrowly against his guy. He's not suing NC which went narrowly *for* his guy.

He'll get shot down, but the suit goes to show how it would be if there were no firewalls.

Kinda the point of my post.

I did, hence my comment about not containing anything about the popular vote,

kinda misleading? or twist and turn?

[togor]

I did, hence my comment about not containing anything about the popular vote,

kinda misleading? or twist and turn?

My point was always....one state interfering with other states. Today it's a suit over electoral votes that will go nowhere, because the states are firewalled by the constitution and EC.

But change the rules, so it's popular vote everywhere, and suddenly the voters of Texas can claim that California dilutes their voting power through say lax enforcement. And some bright voter in Vermont will claim his candidate is injured by the restrictive absentee laws in Texas.

The sh*t will hit the fan.

If you agree with me on the basic point (keep the EC warts and all),

OK to say so.

[lyman]

stretching a bit,,, maybe you should be more clear and actually link an article that goes with what you type,,,,,

may go a long way to you looking a bit less , well, you know,

[togor]

stretching a bit,,, maybe you should be more clear and actually link an article that goes with what you type,,,,,

may go a long way to you looking a bit less , well, you know,

Not literal enough for you?

I could ask KP to change his lawsuit, but I doubt he would listen.

The subject is one state arguing with the voting in another.

Do you think that would get better or worse if they went to a national popular vote for President?

I didn't think it was that hard a track to follow.

[lyman]

Not literal enough for you?

I could ask KP to change his lawsuit, but I doubt he would listen.

The subject is one state arguing with the voting in another.

Do you think that would get better or worse if they went to a national popular vote for President?

I didn't think it was that hard a track to follow.

yep

[togor]

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