"This issue could be a ticking time bomb in our divided politics. It's not hard to imagine how a single faithless elector, voting differently than his or her state did, could swing a close presidential election," said Mark Murray, NBC News senior political editor.It hasn't been much of an issue in American political history because when an elector refuses to follow the results of a state's popular vote, the state simply throws the ballot away.
When voters go to the polls in November, they actually cast their votes for a slate of electors chosen by the political parties of the presidential candidates. States are free to choose their electors however they want, Tuesday's ruling said, and can even require electors to pledge their loyalty to their political parties.
A total of 30 states have laws that bind electors, requiring them to cast their votes for whichever candidate won that state's popular vote. But the laws are weak, providing only nominal penalties for what are known as"faithless electors" who fail to conform to the popular vote. “This court decision takes power from Colorado voters and sets a dangerous precedent," said Jena Griswold, Colorado's secretary of state."Our nation stands on the principle of one person, one vote. We are reviewing this decision with our attorneys, and will vigorously protect Colorado voters.”
Don’t y’all watch AdamRuins ? He tackled this a while ago.
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That was the intention of the founders who didn’t really think the hoi poloi could be trusted with the vote.
I guess the people don't really have a vote...
Sounds democratic. NOT
So, how much does a presidential electors cost? Asking for a friend.
Get Rid of electoral college all together.
If this goes bad, and the Supreme Court rules that this is the process going forward, you will see riots everywhere if 45 loses, but is voted in anyway because of this change. This is a very dangerous path. Our democracy is crumbling before our eyes.
Are you kidding me...it's Time to Get rid of electoral college.
This is important. Increasing clear we need to eliminate the electoral college.
Simple fox who ever wins the most states wins the each state is as important as the others. Prove me wring5
We are so fucked.
Why vote
The Electoral College has just become obsolete...
Doesn't this mean that they aren't representing the state's that elect them? Then what is their purposes really?
“Today, it is rare for Electors to disregard the popular vote by casting their electoral vote for someone other than their party's candidate. .........Throughout our history as a nation, more than 99 percent of Electors have voted as pledged.”
Which just makes us voters feel all sorts of special. First they get rid of polling locations, then they want six kinds of ID, then the voting machines 'break', totes of ballots go missing in non-gerrymandered districts, and to top it off, they can ignore the results.
WTF
LaurieSpoon Democracy?
Truth
We are screwed.
This is not right!! What would be the point of voting then? 🤬🤯
So that just means people with money can pay off the elector! Who couldn’t use a quick million
These electors should be fired! This is not Democratic
Then the people don't choose the president, Electors do. WTH
Has to change.
This is got to be fake news on the real
Representative Democracy in America therefore, has been declared a lie by the Federal Court today. Excellent! We are well on our way to Banana 🍌 Republic status! 🤯😩😩😩
That will have to go all the way up to the Supreme Court now...
So now you know how they are going to steal the next election. They are going to bribe all the electors and claim victory. Now that they know this I bet this is what they do. With Russia’s help of course.
Who was the judge? What is his history? Who put him in office? What brought this up? Who brought this up ? Who decides who the electors are? This is the end of our democracy! Overall how many electors ? No more we the people. Why do we the people need to vote?!!!!
Sounds like trump will stay in office as long as he wants. Not that many now to buy off. Nothing has ever upset me this much . This beats my distrust for our president. We no longer have a free country. Next the constitution will no longer say 'we the people' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Electoral College should be eliminated.
Why should the pubic bother voting when only the Elector’s personal vote will count?!
An interesting development in statehood politics, guess the electoral votes aren't what they use to be. Example, if I win the popular vote and the electors decided to award the victory to my opponent. Who wins?
The Electoral College is not working anyway. This court decision gives it permission to also do the wrong thing.
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And I'm sure the DNC loved this ruling just as much as the GOP. Votes no longer matter, just how much money you can bribe the 'electors' with.
As if there wasn’t already corruption in our system. Will we ever again feel confident in the outcome of our elections ?
And now we move further from a democracy...
Time to say bye bye to that college
So they basically have the right to cancel out the will of the people. Then why the hell are we even bothering to vote. Our time, money spent on gas, baby sitting etc to go & vote & one person can clean the slate of millions of people's wishes & efforts. That is NOT DEMOCRACY!
Isn't there something wrong here? The people in charge get to decide for everyone else?
They'll be paid off by a candidate.
Elimination of the electoral college is a needed step for communism ,,, as putin told obuma
I feel sick.
Why am I even interested in politics? It's the most infuriating subject on the planet. And Twitter? Why am I on Twitter? I must be mentally ill, that's it, I'm nuts, too many bumps n the head when I was little and now I'm looking at this screen reading about nuking hurricanes! 😵
This scares the hell out of me.
Too little too late...
Then doesn't that mean we no longer have any rights and already are living in a communist country Why do we even have a constitution or bill of rights
Time to elect the president by direct popular vote.
This is a good thing! How can anyone disagree? This way everyone has a say instead of being forced to vote a certain way. I dont understand why anyone would have a problem with this.
This finding essentially assuring the effect of unbiased party leadership action /in the hands of the electors/. It's unfortunate, though, so many, given the most recent instance, fail to see if the EC had functioned how intended, it would have insured against Trump's win! Yet...
This is bad. Get rid of the electoral college and decide the winner based on the popular vote, or keep it the same. This will discourage even more people from voting.
I posted about this earlier. The court is correct. Per the Constitution (Art. II, Sec. I), the states decide how electors are chosen. However, only the electors choose how they select or whom they select for President.
Take it to the Supreme Court. That is not the purpose of the electorate college to bypass the voices of the 99% for the electors own personal choice. Was this a federal judge Trump appointed?
Sooo...what would be the point of an election then? Let me rephrase that... How is that even remotely (little 'd') democratic...that whole 'one person one vote' thing? Or, everyone has a voice...?!?!
That sounds scary...
Then why bother allowing citizens to vote. It's now a sham
This needs to get retweeted....like ALOT!
Are the presidential electors identified or anonymous to voters during the elections?
Told y'all a year ago..... Donald Adolf Trump will be getting another 4 years which will lead to his dictatorship
Another reason for eliminating the electoral college asap. Popular vote!
Confused , so not all of a states electoral votes will be the same So if a trump wins Texas they could still have electoral votes go to Beto? Or is it still all to one candidate?
The Electoral College must go. Should Dems regain the Senate & hold on to the House, this should be one of their first accomplishments.
Lol. Desperation.
The country has evolved. The electoral college is a relic of the past.
And that will cause a lynching
So now Trump only has to bribe and threaten enough electors to get his result.
Then why even bother having electoral votes?
All hell is gonna break loose with this ruling.
Seriously, wtf?! It’s time to say goodbye to the electoral college, and let the people’s vote count.
Too bad the electors were too afraid to do so when the Democratic Republic known as the United States of America needed them to.
Haven't they always had this freedom. The Electoral College along with the US tax system along with the criminal justice system highlight how the 'lie' of Democracy is real. Sorry people are surprised. Electors have always had their own autonomy. No surprise.
This is good and bad. This could mean that faithless electors could give Trump the electoral college again. Grrrrrrr...... We just need to do away with the electoral college.
so one person one vote is a farce now
Democracy?
This is exactly why it should be burned to the ground. Our elections should be by the people. Not the electoral college. presidentialelection2020
So the court took the vote away from the voters and gave it to a select few, that's not my idea of how a democracy should work at all.
So what is the point of an election Apparently the popular vote means nothing
Democracy USA in trumpland!
Well this is some bullshit.
So Russia can relax because they will only have to bribe or threaten the presidential electors?
So what’s the point of every individual voting ?
There will be civil wars.
I can’t see this making it try SCOTUS.
Its the biggest lie in the history of the world , the USA is NOT a democracy .
That sucks and is a blatant attack against all voters, were now a Soviet bloc..?.
So why vote
Then popular vote
There goes another election where the will of the majority is subverted by a few
So why should we vote?
The why the hell do we even HOLD elections if a few guys determine who leads — regardless of what the country wants?! I feel like Martial Law is creeping up...
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Drop the electoral college!
Well then what is the point of voting? Is our democracy still in place? What is the status of the republic? And who is on this court that made this decision.
Before going further in this corruption Democracy TheDemocrats should take it up further in legal process. People will loose faith in voting if this stays? RepAdamSchiff SpeakerPelosi
Let me guess, Republican judges? This is insanity. Why don't they just say that our votes don't count anymore.
It's amazing how many self-professed 'Patriots' actively hate democracy and are glad to see it abolished.
USA is bizarre
If it's a tie. Of course yall wouldn't mention that in your tweet. Besides I'm pretty sure it's been that way.
Umm...speaking as an attorney and someone who would cheerfully end the EC, this ain’t news. This is how it’s always supposed to have been.
At this point they should just put the presidency up for auction. Make it easy for China, Russia, and your unfriendly neighborhood billionaires. Throw in some Jello wrestling instead of debates and I’m sure all those folks in “real America” will cheer it on.
See this is bad, but also having electors be the actual deciding votes to begin with is already kinda undemocratic
So electors are the only ones with a vote now. How is that constitutional?
Seems like a great system, no need for change here
The interesting consequence of this is Republicans will need serious measures to find ones who will not defect and that will be impossible to do. Hardcore Trump fans are morally bankrupt hence can be bought, and regular Republicans hate him but cannot say anything about it.
So, why do we vote?
The electoral college is not representative of number of people represented and now it is not even required to be representative of the people it represents What’s the point? It’s another fix at that ballot box.
This ruling is exactly why the GOP disregard ttumps blatant bigotry and dementia
Then why do they bother with an election
Isn’t that their job, to represent their constituents?
So...why do we vote? What a joke this place is
Either way, does anyone think that an elector who MISREPRESENTS their intent to the public with their voting will be accepted back home! And 'Accepted' is a civilized word for what might occur!
Thought this was always thus?
Then what’s the point in elections. Maybe we should be voting for member of the electoral college and not the politicians
Liberals love this, but must have been a Clinton or Obama liberal judge. Electoral college has been in place and working. Gives rural, middle America a vote. It’s quite unfortunate that the liberal left only wants big city voters determining our Presidents.
Than it’s time to abolish the Electoral college.
Republicans hate the popular vote. The electoral system is now a complete sham and needs to be dissolved.
Why even bother fighting for voting rights, if a handful of non elected partisans are going to be allowed to invalidate millions of votes?
yellowpaiges Faithless electors have been around for a very long time (like since 1796). Ron Paul, John Kasich, Colin Powell, Bernie Sanders and Faith Spotted Eagle all got electoral votes in 2016. There's nothing in the Constitution that says electors have to vote with their states.
The Left's recent hysterical pearl clutching over the Electoral College is nothing more than a tempest in a teapot. For 230 years, faithless electors have been exceedingly rare - and mostly symbolic. The reality is each State's party organization appoints these individuals.
No
That is unAmerican
A victory for the Republic. I enjoy reading the responses and seeing how many people don't understand the EC and how it works. The ignorance of the voters is terrifying.
Must keep the electoral points so low populated states still have a voice . But why not eliminate the electors ( the person ). So if California votes popular for Dems the candidate automatically gets 48 electoral votes . No person in the middle to change the will of the majority.
That was existing law. Nothing has changed. Several Clinton electors ended up voting for Bernie. Meh. But don’t expect anything Electors are chosen by the parties and candidates and they only choose loyalists to the party or a particular candidate.
This makes me sick!
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This is outrageous! How can this be legal?
So why do we bother to vote again?
I see this being an issue in 2020 election.
Sooooo, essentially no one's vote counts?
This situation as described by Peter Williams is highly unlikely. We shouldn’t argue in the extremes. The electoral college is a necessary evil to allow all people and states to be fully vested in the presidential election. It actually gives more meaning to your vote not less.
Pay attention to the will of the people!!!
This makes zero sense and should NOT be how our elections operate. If the majority of their state voted a certain way, then those electoral points should go to that candidate. It’s mind boggling that this isn’t common sense and the law. I don’t want one person picking for us!
This is where originalism takes you.
the sc should rule on this. ruling does not make any sense w/respect to electoral college provisions. get rid of electoral college? do it our u.s. constitution's way--ARTICLE V.
Then get rid of it. Other wise, why vote at all. If that happens, we are in big trouble.
Then let’s just go with popular vote?!?!
That is why we need to vote for The Senate and the House, they pick the electoral college people who pick the POTUS!! Vote out ALL GOP in 2020 NBCPolitics ABCPolitics CBSPolitics MeetThePress FaceTheNation CNNPolitics
Abolish the elec. college now. If my vote doesn't even count to help provide a majority in my state & its up to a couple people 2 decide how my vote for pres. is cast, then why even vote? I live in KS, we just elected a dem gov. If we vote blue my electors will still vote trump.
This is oligarchy. Votes don’t even matter in that case.
And the fuckery continues after these messages.
Throw the whole system away JoeBiden SenWarren KamalaHarris BetoORourke BernieSanders
They are now open to bribery.
This exactly why I hated my civics class.....
As if this is somehow different than it's ever been?
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Let’s cut cost and abolish voting Since he can upend the election at his will so what’s the point in calling our Nation a democracy We should call ourselves Third world corrupt satellite of Dictators
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What happened to democracy?
The “Electoral” College is ALREADY an anachronistic joke; does ANYBODY think ONE of these captive morons is going to defy the pop cult/media flow⁉️😆🤣😂
Here we go. Thank you Moscow Mitch.
Power Undo the People!!!
NBC has lost his freaking mind
No need to hack voting machines any more. Russia just needs to gather some compromat on a handful of electors, now.
. So only the electors vote matters? . Supremes will fix this or States will. . Have elections for the elector. We'll just vote for president a few months earlier. . Phuck this🖕
Wow
Fucking votes how do they work
So this is democracy huh?
That's absolute bullshit what's the point of us voting then
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News flash: This has ALWAYS been the way it works.
This will go back to court.
The electors are still chosen by the party that wins the presidential election in each state. Most will always vote for the candidate they are suppose to vote for. This is why they are chosen by their party.
Delene06678002 Hope Baca gets strung up by his thumbs. Micheal Baca, is was a CO Dem elector in 2016. Under state law, he was required to cast his ballot for HRC, who won the state's popular vote. Instead, he crossed out her name and wrote in John Kasich. CO threw out his vote & he sued.
Mainstream media SUCKS. Including msnbc
Why is this? The popular vote should always prevail!
No, we don't pick any more. Money picks.
Is nobody in our government concerned with upholding the will of the people?
Wow!
So socialist/ liberals can't CHEAT? I bet they are disappointed!!😁
So does the popular vote have any meaning anymore? Should candidates be pitching themselves to the people of the country, or to the people of this small group of electorates?
2/3 of the state legislators must approve amendments to the constitution. Amendments from the bench are illegal.
All the more reason to end the electoral college!
More proof of uber-liberal obama nominated judges. This will be overturned by SCOTUS. don't open the champagne yet.
They booted a Democrat elector because they wouldn't vote Hillary!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So the Democrat elector sued them and won!!!!! THE IRONY!!!! DEMOCRAT SUES DEMOCRATS FOR CHANGING THEIR VOTE!!!!!
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ok ..that needs to change
This is the way Venezuela does it. Our liberal courts are insane.
And how easy would it be to pay an elector off to vote the opposite of what he was sent to vote by the citizens? This is bullshit. More ways for the GOP to cheat.
WTF! GovofCO What needs to be done in Colorado NOW, in order for our votes to be honored by the delegate?
The Supreme Court seems to have to fix all of these federal judge insane rulings.
Protest our Votes...We Are The People
Good. The electoral college was created specifically to be a voice of reason and should continue.
Libs lose an election, now they want to change the rules/law? This is absurd
This can’t be true. If it is we just promoted these people to God status.
. Reminder to The People... WE ARE A REPUBLIC, ... Not a democracy. the founding fathers knew that each rural county (farmers/ranchers) needed equal vote power commensurate to the over saturated cities.
Time to get rid of the electoral college and save a lot of aggrevation.
And there you have it: this is how it wins 2020. We need to AbolishTheElectoralCollege and make sure EveryVoteCounts or we'll lose our democracy
And that’s when the revolution started!
Democrats think this will the election. Its on appeal and won't happen
So democracy in America is officially over. If it was ever more than an illusion.
Turns out even the ‘by’ ‘for’ and ‘of’ the people is bullshit. Maybe that’s why the whole idea of American spreading democracy didn’t work out so well. Time for Real Democracy Now BernieSanders2020
Oh dear God
We need to get rid of the electoral college and just go by the popular vote. It has failed us time and time again and drowns out the people’s wants
So why would anyone bother voting anymore?
Thats HOW/WHY Indiana votes red. Not popular vote here. Its by number of COUNTIES WON. Basically, so the heavier populated, more racially & ethnicly diverse, democratic 'region' (Chi burbs) & Marion County (Indy) DONT 'over represent' the rest of the farming, republican state.
That is so wrong. If they vote differently from the party they represent they should have to give up their electoral vote and be replaced.
So now we just suggest a president.
So fuck it..Just cancel the general election.
So the American people’s vote doesn’t matter. Super. I’m sure this will play out just fine in 2020.
How much does an elector cost? Time to just literally buy an election.
Wish we would just go off of the popular vote. What’s the point of having us vote when it just comes down to the electoral?
So why do we still have an electoral college?
PeteWilliamsNBC Trumps judges will hurt America as we know it.
PeteWilliamsNBC If Trump won the pop vote and lost electoral - not a damn liberal would be saying a word, they would be supporting the system. Now they want 16 year olds to vote and convicted felons too. Stay tuned, they'll be trying to grab illegal immigrant votes too
PeteWilliamsNBC The electoral college must stay the way it is as our constitutional men set the rules and laws for it to exist ..so that everyone’s vote counts ..the socialists communist DemonKkkrats want only a few people’s votes to count ..those that live in New York and California
PeteWilliamsNBC Get rid of electors. Just set the rule
PeteWilliamsNBC Another reason it's time to get rid of the Electoral College
PeteWilliamsNBC Abolish the electoral college.
PeteWilliamsNBC The pattern is clear and it has been going on for a while but who or what pissed off the hidden hand
PeteWilliamsNBC 'US federal appeals ruling could give a single elector from the Electoral College the power to decide the outcome of a presidential election.' Good, just not Trump.
PeteWilliamsNBC Democrats only complain about the Electoral College when they don’t win. The EC has put many a Democrat in office over the decades. Then they stand up and defend it. Although Pelosi, Schumer, and the Squad have destroyed anything that was left of the Democratic Party.
PeteWilliamsNBC Trump can’t win the popular vote so what do the Republicans do tilt things in there favor. The popular vote should win the presidency. The Electoral is useless.
PeteWilliamsNBC Will there be an auction the night before?
PeteWilliamsNBC Great News! Hopefully this will protect the Constitution from Radicals! Look at the shambles that these big cities are in. I do not want a majority who can’t even make their own cities livable to decide who governs this country, or worse, put those same leaders in power!
Then what’s the point of all of us going to the polls? Abolish the Electoral College, Now
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver maybe trying to sabotage the electoral progress so Americans will see it as unfair and fight to get rid of it. Elected officials hatred of Trump is dismantling America. Common sense is no longer, common sense.
Seriously, how ridiculous can it get?
Pfttttt. Why even hold elections then?
That’s bullshit
This is absolute bullshit. Stealing votes to elect someone who didn’t get elected by the majority vote.
This is what we want to court for Why isn't the electoral college obsolete? It's not a fair democracy when the voters, votes do not count. This is how Bozo became president. Cheating the voters.
Time to get rid of them
That is not democracy.
Thats NOT RIGHT. Their job is to reflect the votes cast by that district not their own personal vote. Can't VOTE TWICE!
We have to get rid of the Electoral College!
The parties in each State representing the Presidential Candidates are just going to have to be more diligent in choosing their electors, that’s all. Not much here
And this is a surprise? Unless your in the ruling class it's now obvious we are serfs, slaves, disposable to them. ImpeachTrumpNow
And 99.999% of all Americans don't even know their names. It is not a system so much as an illusion of a system. If any good has come out of these 3+ years of Trump is that it has exposed the illusion to a frightening degree.
We already know that.
Is this the new wink and nod system? I don't like it!
Presidents should be elected by popular vote, just like all other elected positions. There should be nothing between you and your vote.
Why have people vote if the electors are the ones who decide who to vote for?
Do these politicians and courts not understand that the more they strip the people of their democracy, the closer armed revolution gets?
Someone got bought big time for that one!
The leftist lawlessness is still unacceptable. This never changes.
So, Mitch only has to corrupt the electors and not worry about getting Russia to hack into the voting machines? Who chooses the electors?
This is an absolute disaster. WTF can we do to stop this? This can’t possibly stand
I still think that's mad messed up, and don't understand why we won't get rid of EC. so, u supposedly represent the voters of ur state, but u can vote however u want...as in, lets say, u live in blue state, but then trump wines and dines u so u vote for him, and that's totally ok
DjJetCityWoman That's so whack. Does it say anything about them not being able to sell their bid to the highest bidder? 🤦♀️
silly, its always been that way
Why do we still have this outdated way of choosing a president? We need to elect by popular vote!
Funny how states rights only work when its convenient for the GOP...
That's not a change though... It's always been that way legally.
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PeteWilliamsNBC This is insane!
PeteWilliamsNBC Get rid of the goddamned Electoral College!!!
PeteWilliamsNBC All the more reason to rid ourselves of the electoral college.
PeteWilliamsNBC Are they truly going to let this happen without a vote from the people's' just the counts! And someone trying to be a President; Is this not treason? Robbing U.S.A. hold Nation? Who let this happen?
PeteWilliamsNBC This dismantling of our democracy can only happen if we let it....wake up America!!!
PeteWilliamsNBC So much for democracy.
PeteWilliamsNBC Does this mean the elector can nullify a majority in their state? That their votes no longer matter? Only the electors matters? I thought the point of the elector was to represent the majority in their state. I'm confused.
PeteWilliamsNBC All the more reason to abolish the EC and go to a Popular Vote.
So why am I voting?
PeteWilliamsNBC That'd be more in the vicinity of kingship not president.
PeteWilliamsNBC Can we screen the electors for Russian blood, Rubles, a trump IOU?
PeteWilliamsNBC
PeteWilliamsNBC AbolishTheElectoralCollege
PeteWilliamsNBC So corrupt and undemocratic
PeteWilliamsNBC Why isn't this getting headline news today?
PeteWilliamsNBC .MuellerSheWrote THIS IS BAD NEWS!
PeteWilliamsNBC AbolishTheElectoralCollege 😡😡😡
America is Fucked
This is going to be a disaster
This. Is. Not. A. Surprise. The Russian-backed GOP wants to have perpetual power, and there is a complete expectation that once they have it, everyone against them will eventually break in spirit and just go along with it. We can’t be shocked when it actually happens.
This has literally always been the case. It gets discussed every 4 years
that's what happened in WA, but the EC was obviously rigged
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Then what's the fucking point of the electoral college?! We need to abolish it
This seems dangerous... So a state switches to blue. But it's electors can still vote red? Time to get rid of the electoral college.
Bad idea. Another CROOKED politician could buy them off.
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PeteWilliamsNBC Hey, it’s not like anyone would bribe an elector, right?
PeteWilliamsNBC This isn't right or fair. The Electoral College needs to be abolished. 100 percent of a district could want a candidate and one person could decide to vote for the other.
End the electoral college. Popular vote or bust. This has gotten way out of hand.
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PeteWilliamsNBC Oh, this is going to end badly
Oh hell no! This must be overturned!
Every day it gets harder to see any light at the end of the tunnel.
PeteWilliamsNBC It didn’t really change anything, though. The concept of a faithless elector always existed.
PeteWilliamsNBC Musta been. Trump appointee
PeteWilliamsNBC Going by vote totals, Dems won the majority in four of the past 5 presidential elections and yet we get lorded over by Rep presidents in 3 of the past 5 presidential terms. What were you saying about dictatorship?ElectoralCollege
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That’s how it works and is designed. What it changes is how you falsely perceived it in an attempt to pretend the College doesn’t exist
It changed it back to the Constitution. The Constitution says nothing about winner take all states or dedicated electors or political parties.
Why bother voting?
That is simply ridiculous
PeteWilliamsNBC This is great news. The Electors from the college were always meant to vote however they chose freely. The States forced them to vote the Popular Vote. This decision once again frees them to vote their conscience. This is great news.
PeteWilliamsNBC Great news
PeteWilliamsNBC I thought it had always been this way and that was the point of the electoral college. Our individual votes for president don’t matter, only EC
PeteWilliamsNBC Unconstitutional
PeteWilliamsNBC 4 Change electoral college system - Winner of state gets 2 electoral college votes and winner of Congressional district gets 1 electoral college votes
PeteWilliamsNBC 3 Current Electoral College System is insane - person could LOSE 9 out of 10 Congressional districts and still win all of State's electoral college votes because of voter fraud and/or voter suppression by government officials or others in 1 congressional district
PeteWilliamsNBC 2 Faithless elector - elector who votes for Nazi. Electoral College is supposed keep tyrants from coming to power Popular vote for President - Nazi could get elected President with less than 25 percent of vote Nazis obtained over 30 percent of vote in Germany's parliament
PeteWilliamsNBC Why does this make me feel uneasy?
PeteWilliamsNBC This is just another way to fix the Election!!
PeteWilliamsNBC Yet another reason the electoral college is garbage
PeteWilliamsNBC Just another reason to eliminate the electoral college and the ever increasing non-democratic Senate!
PeteWilliamsNBC They need to leave the electoral college alone
PeteWilliamsNBC Is this were there is a close call. and someone calls in with a Bag of $$$ and suddenly someone WINS🤔
PeteWilliamsNBC Umm what?
PeteWilliamsNBC Won’t fly in the Supreme Court
PeteWilliamsNBC Bad idea, whoever that guys is, or whoever becomes president, the opposing party will always saw it was a biased decision.
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