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Why would some states do that? You think small states are

Posted on: February 26, 2019 at 14:30:16 CT
ummmm MU
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going to do this on their own? "Go out and vote, and don't forget that California and New York are deciding who wins our state's electors!"

Also, isn't Holder's proposal effectively defeated if one or a handful of states don't comply?

I think he's clearly arguing for a nationally imposed policy.
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Eric Holder down with end run around electoral college.... - MUTGR MU - 2/26 13:57:36
     state's rights? (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 2/26 15:34:14
          Holder is advocating for it on a federal level (nm) - Sal KC - 2/26 15:35:37
     Get rid of the EC, go to straight popular vote - playhard KC - 2/26 14:49:06
          Then why would we need any states? - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 2/26 16:51:44
          The plurality of people abstain. - ummmm MU - 2/26 15:42:49
          3 states shouldn't have the power to choose - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/26 15:33:41
               RE: 3 states shouldn't have the power to choose - playhard KC - 2/26 15:36:50
                    So 47 states are marketing wrong? - Sal KC - 2/26 15:38:09
               sure they should ... in his R v D world (nm) - Sal KC - 2/26 15:34:00
          only if you want another civil war - redngray MU - 2/26 15:32:28
               There was a civil war? - pickle MU - 2/26 15:53:59
               He's only suggesting it b/c it favors his team (nm) - Sal KC - 2/26 15:33:44
                    Why should a vote in Montana count more than a vote - playhard KC - 2/26 15:43:22
                         Why should one state have more power over another? - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/26 15:47:16
                              States like Montana have more power than they deserve - playhard KC - 2/26 15:49:00
                                   No one state has more power than another (nm) - pickle MU - 2/26 16:00:05
                                   Who decides what state "deserves" more power? - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/26 15:51:06
                                        The states would ultimately, the more people you have - playhard KC - 2/26 15:58:26
                    Yep - redngray MU - 2/26 15:34:46
                         Not to mention voter turnout wouldn't increase - Sal KC - 2/26 15:36:03
                              Republican turnout might be better in California if they - playhard KC - 2/26 15:37:55
                                   You are going full retard in this thread (nm) - Sal KC - 2/26 15:38:28
                                        You want the system to stay the same because it's good - playhard KC - 2/26 15:44:28
                                             What? All Democrat presidents were elected using - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/26 15:45:38
                                                  trump doesn't win, W doesn't win in 2000 - playhard KC - 2/26 15:51:47
     What he just said is that every presidential winner will - GA Tiger MU - 2/26 14:14:58
     Never going to happen. (nm) - Logan BAMA - 2/26 14:13:58
     If this happened small states should remove themselves - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 2/26 14:07:24
          They should do a better job of marketing their state and - playhard KC - 2/26 14:54:37
               that is dumb as f*** (nm) - Sal KC - 2/26 15:31:34
                    So California is to blame because nobody want to move - playhard KC - 2/26 15:36:23
                         What? (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/26 15:43:05
                         Nobody said that (nm) - Sal KC - 2/26 15:37:38
          The concern of the small states vs the rest was a - GA Tiger MU - 2/26 14:16:04
          and then trump could wage war on them and later be - 90Tiger MU - 2/26 14:09:56
          RE: If this happened small states should remove themselves - MOCO SON MU - 2/26 14:08:12
     Let just have all the votes go AOC and as boss she decides - mu7176grad MU - 2/26 14:03:36
     If they made that change, why wouldn't they just eliminate - ummmm MU - 2/26 14:01:16
          Becasue then they would have to change the - tcat KC - 2/26 14:15:24
               His proposal requires a change to the Constitution too (nm) - ummmm MU - 2/26 14:18:20
                    Not really, they could change that at the state level - tcat KC - 2/26 14:23:49
                         Why would some states do that? You think small states are - ummmm MU - 2/26 14:30:16
                              RE: Why would some states do that? You think small states are - MOCO SON MU - 2/26 14:57:11
                                   Okay, but 49 other states won't (nm) - ummmm MU - 2/26 15:33:21
                              colorado and i believe oregon has or will... - escalade NWMSU - 2/26 14:40:45
          RE: If they made that change, why wouldn't they just eliminate - MOCO SON MU - 2/26 14:09:34
          i think they ought to eliminate voting alltogether... - escalade NWMSU - 2/26 14:02:18
               How about all candidates start even and they have - GA Tiger MU - 2/26 14:18:37
                    it's as good as rask's criteria... - escalade NWMSU - 2/26 14:38:44
                    I was thinking something like thunderdome - tcat KC - 2/26 14:24:38
               It’s not as if it makes a difference. It’s a complete sham - pickle MU - 2/26 14:09:36




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