Let's see some evidence
Oh goody, a pairlament……...you can move to Europe if you like that.
You're an idiot in serious need of a classical education and some serious study of the Federalist Papers.
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You're an idiot in serious need of a classical education and some serious study of the Federalist Papers.
To end or change the electoral college will be the end of the United States. It will be "you" against "us". The population centers will govern themselves as they see fit and the rural areas will do the same.
It's not so easy to "fix" as your making it out to be. You are talking about dividing this country on a level that has never been seen with many more people involved than ever before.
As divided as we are, the last thing we need now is to drive the wedge so deep it's impossible to recover. We were founded on the principle that we did not want to be ruled by England. Why would people in rural areas ever consider allowing the most populous states, CA, NY, etc govern us? You could give a shit about us other than we continue to provide your energy and food, etc. You see yourselves as somehow above us on every level and that we should just fall in line with whatever changes you want to make for us?
We don't want it, period. This sure as hell isn't the time for it. Your talking about it like it's no big deal, it will fuckin tear this country apart.
It's not so easy to "fix" as your making it out to be. You are talking about dividing this country on a level that has never been seen with many more people involved than ever before.
As divided as we are, the last thing we need now is to drive the wedge so deep it's impossible to recover. We were founded on the principle that we did not want to be ruled by England. Why would people in rural areas ever consider allowing the most populous states, CA, NY, etc govern us? You could give a shit about us other than we continue to provide your energy and food, etc. You see yourselves as somehow above us on every level and that we should just fall in line with whatever changes you want to make for us?
We don't want it, period. This sure as hell isn't the time for it. Your talking about it like it's no big deal, it will fuckin tear this country apart.
The problem would self correct.
The cities will try to force their will on the rural areas.
The rural areas will let them starve.
Unsure if they could pull off a Holdomor which resulted in the initial death of 7 million.
Im thinking the rural areas in the US have the ability to fight better than the Ukrainians did.
It already is a you vs us. It's already divided. It's like having a gym class vote on what activity to do that day, but the loser complains enough that the teacher gives in. As it stands now, the electoral votes do not represent the population of America. They were meant to make voting easier due to the fact that in the 1700s we had no easy way to count millions of votes.
The Senate is supposed to be the counter to the House. The president is not.
Yea I get that, but I'm talking about a division there is no coming back from. You will likely never step foot in my state. Unless it's to get out of your car to take a piss on it while driving through...
I like my state just the way it is. We have given up enough, we do not want it. Why should "you" dictate my life and the lives of those in my community just because we are sparsely populated? I fuckin live here so I can be as far from the cities as possible. I am nothing like you nd that's fine, but I'm not trying to get you to be like me. I'm trying to get "you" to leave us the fuck alone and our way of life. We don't want any fuckin change that's only going to benefit you and only disadvantage us.
i'm with this guy^^^
Democracy is mob rule plain and simple and is like a Cancer to Republic.
If you havent actually read the Constitution and Federalist papers I highly recommend you do so.
conventionofstates.com
If you havent actually read the Constitution and Federalist papers I highly recommend you do so.
Convention of States Action
Article V offers the only constitutional solution as big as the problem. Together, we can end federal overreach.
conventionofstates.com
I never knew it was possible to be this stupid
it's kinda like the virus, it's going around
We pulled coal out of our mountains for decades to feed power to the cities of the East Coast. We were right there to help build you into what you are now, UNITED...
We get Bloomberg and all these great "ideas" in the name of "climate change" that decimated my community. You used us and in the end shit all over us and turned a blind eye. I've lived it, I have seen families and entire communities fuckin destroyed by people with money and power from the population centers making changes for "our own good".
So you'll forgive me for being passionate on this subject. I'm not living in the city. I'm living with the consequences of these "ideas" first hand. I've seen just what you think of us nd what these "ideas" are capable of.
Never again, surely not on the level your talking about. I would rather we be on our own than be at the mercy of your "ideas"...
We get Bloomberg and all these great "ideas" in the name of "climate change" that decimated my community. You used us and in the end shit all over us and turned a blind eye. I've lived it, I have seen families and entire communities fuckin destroyed by people with money and power from the population centers making changes for "our own good".
So you'll forgive me for being passionate on this subject. I'm not living in the city. I'm living with the consequences of these "ideas" first hand. I've seen just what you think of us nd what these "ideas" are capable of.
Never again, surely not on the level your talking about. I would rather we be on our own than be at the mercy of your "ideas"...
I'd rather eliminate political parties, completely. That way the candidates would have to focus on setting themselves apart from their opponents, based on qualities, rather than party. It would solve so many problems. No more party elites picking candidates for us.
I think Mr. Greenday4537 really in need of a good, factual Civics education. I bet his age, demographics and world view would support this.
If he hangs around here long enough he'll get one.
The media will blame it all on Trump. Hell the dumbasses would bitch about Trump curing cancer for fucks sake.
There's 8 BILLION people on this earth. If we lose a few, especially in leftist states, will anyone really notice? I'm sure they'll make more.
Seriously, this is a wet dream for power hungry leftists like Cuomo, Newsom, Pelosi, Schumer, etc. Look at all the most draconian "shelter in place" bullshit orders by state. Notice one thing. They are all Dem leftists. They were born for this moment. Doing what they do best. They can violate the constitution, strip personal liberties "for our own good". The media will back them 100%. If they had their wish, this hoax would continue until September. By then our economy will be destroyed, people will be starving by the millions. But, the people will be more susceptible to leftist propaganda by that point. So from their twisted perspective, it's a perfect scenario. Yes, these fuckers are that evil. Look what Pelosi and her degenerate crew of Dems just tried to do with the stimulus package.
Seriously, this is a wet dream for power hungry leftists like Cuomo, Newsom, Pelosi, Schumer, etc. Look at all the most draconian "shelter in place" bullshit orders by state. Notice one thing. They are all Dem leftists. They were born for this moment. Doing what they do best. They can violate the constitution, strip personal liberties "for our own good". The media will back them 100%. If they had their wish, this hoax would continue until September. By then our economy will be destroyed, people will be starving by the millions. But, the people will be more susceptible to leftist propaganda by that point. So from their twisted perspective, it's a perfect scenario. Yes, these fuckers are that evil. Look what Pelosi and her degenerate crew of Dems just tried to do with the stimulus package.
Yessir, they would, kind of like the folks that blame tear down of the USA, during BHO's administration on him. The truth is the Judicial and Legislative branches failed to check his USA hating ass. H
There's no doubt they are EVIL. American politics is so polarized. I don't believe there is a Democrat in office that really wants a USA, based on the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights and the Judao-Christian values, upon which the Founding Fathers intended. I have my doubts about a few Republicans, too, Mitt Romney, for one. The days of American first and then differing about how to achieve the common American goal, are gone. Now, I really see the struggle in the USA, as being between the globalist communists and those who wish to preserve the ideals of the Constitution and the American way. The American way is not the world's way. Those on the left don't get it.
You have to be one of the most illiterate/ignorant people reference the constitution and US history, and world history in the last 300 years I have ever actually "seen" in the wild who thinks they are literate about the subjects. You speak from a position of absolutely no knowledge about how your country works.
You should go move to England, or anywhere they have a parliament. We already fought a war to get out from under that shit.
If it's not in the constitution, we dont need it at the federal level and is under the purview of the states or the people. (10th amendment)
If it's under the purview of the states or people, it cant be contrary to the Constitution or Federal law. Article VI paragraph 2.
To think or say anything else is contradictory to the verbiage in legally binding documents on which this country was founded.
They cant say what you "think" they say because you feel times have changed. How do you think we as a country did so much in the last 250 years compared to other countries in the last thousand?
I'd be willing to bet you don't have these books
You may have this one, though
But you probably dont because you're going off feelings, not knowledge of the subject.
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Interestingly enough even some of the former SS leaders understand that as well and are speaking out about it:
Bernie Kerik: De Blasio is trying to 'scare the hell out of America'
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik has said Bill de Blasio of trying to 'scare the hell out of America' with his comments on the coronavirus pandemic.
We fought a war because we weren't represented in that parliament. Not because England had a parliamentary system.
Americas government doesn't represent the population. Our House of Reps is supposed to mirror the entire population. Location is not relevant to how that should look. That's what the senate is for.
The federal government needs to be more hands off with the states, but in national matters, the minority should never be able to outrule the majority.
Oh.... hey @Greenday4537 since you're too lazy to do any research yourself, check this shit out:
I know I asked you to find the part in the Founding Documents where is said we were a "democracy"...... so here you go:
www.cato.org
Excerpt from the article:
"Most people, including most Americans, would be surprised to learn that the word “democracy” does not appear in the Declaration of Independence (1776) or the Constitution of the United States of America (1789). They would also be shocked to learn the reason for the absence of the word democracy in the founding documents of the U.S.A. Contrary to what propaganda has led the public to believe, America’s Founding Fathers were skeptical and anxious about democracy. They were aware of the evils that accompany a tyranny of the majority. The Framers of the Constitution went to great lengths to ensure that the federal government was not based on the will of the majority and was not, therefore, democratic."
I know I asked you to find the part in the Founding Documents where is said we were a "democracy"...... so here you go:
On Democracy Versus Liberty
www.cato.org
Excerpt from the article:
"Most people, including most Americans, would be surprised to learn that the word “democracy” does not appear in the Declaration of Independence (1776) or the Constitution of the United States of America (1789). They would also be shocked to learn the reason for the absence of the word democracy in the founding documents of the U.S.A. Contrary to what propaganda has led the public to believe, America’s Founding Fathers were skeptical and anxious about democracy. They were aware of the evils that accompany a tyranny of the majority. The Framers of the Constitution went to great lengths to ensure that the federal government was not based on the will of the majority and was not, therefore, democratic."
I like our current system just fine. Tyranny of the majority is just as bad as any third world dictatorship. Especially with the likes of Pelosi, Schumer, Biden et al. at the helm. So those in favor of abolishing the electoral college prefer that 4-5 states dictate to the other 40+ how to live? Fuck that. I would rather see California, New York, New Jersey, etc. leave the Union before that. In fact I would support them leaving, good riddance.
And we created a country without a parliament because we didn't want it. If we wanted it, we would have made our country that way.
Actually stalemate is the answer when congress or the senate can not agree on a way forward. That was sheer genius and our founding fathers seem to get no respect for their foresight. Government should grind to a halt when agreement can’t be reached!
As to representation, the system already has that. Representatives are allocated by number of voters. The senate is allocated 2 per state at large. Check and balance.
But is you want a real idea, why don’t we allocate votes by amount of ferderal taxes paid? I pay a lot each year, so why do I not receive a proprtion of votes equal to my proportion of support toward maintaining our government? Make it sigmoidal in shape so both extremes are attenuated?
Throw in term limits with the above, and things might change for the better?
Again, you're illiterate and have poor reading comprehension. You literally have never read Article 1 of the US Constitution. That's what lays out the structure, and powers of the Congress and Senate.
You cant have a federal government "hands off the states" and also being in control of everything. You are contradicting yourself because have no idea what you're talking about.
You want a supreme leader, king, or "chairman"?
The USA has become a poorly educated society, that is apt to repeat the tragic mistakes of past 4000 years of recorded history. Are Civics and Free Enterprise even taught in High School, anymore?
Democracy is mob rule plain and simple and is like a Cancer to Republic.
If you havent actually read the Constitution and Federalist papers I highly recommend you do so.
Convention of States Action
Article V offers the only constitutional solution as big as the problem. Together, we can end federal overreach.
“That’s outdated. Durrrrrrrr”
You'll find even the communists disagree with you.
The courts are always siding with Communists when they argue that regardless of what the majority want, sorry can't oppress or inconvenience the minority.
That is why we have a Republic, specifically to PREVENT majority mob rule.
It's why also the government was setup to be most likely to be gridlocked most of the time, to protect us from "we must do something" destroying the country too fast.
Your education failed you. I'm sorry. Wherever you went to school, whomever taught you, whatever you may have gone to college for (if you're even there yet). By the way, the Nordic countries aren't socialist, no matter what Bernie or the Bernie Bros say or think.
Again, I know reading is tough, but here is how the number of Representatives are decided upon..... its wikipedia, but its correct
United States congressional apportionment is the process[1] by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution. Each state is apportioned a number of seats which approximately corresponds to its share of the aggregate population of the 50 states.[2]
My question to you would be how does the above NOT fairly represent the population of the country by representing the population of the individual states?
Here's a an easier to read version of the constitution because common core failed you.
constitutionus.com
Constitution of the United States
View the full United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and all Amendments online. Additional summaries and explanations.
constitutionus.com
If the number of seats is representative of the population of states, how does one get 49% of the vote and 80+ percent of the seats?
You're beyond ignorant. Ignorance is fixable. You're willfully stupid. Stupidity isn't fixable.
You mean how Trump kicked Hillary's ass?
Simple, she won only a handful of the most populous states. Trump got everything else.
He who wins the most games, not the one with the most runs, wins the world series.
From the NYT, state by state election results 2016:
By county:
Seriously green day, be objective and read the links provided. This is critical information and should be valued most highly.
This is America. This is the what many have fought and died to preserve. It is a system I believe in to my core. It has given me a great life that I am grateful for every day.
Try to understand that we are fighting for something that protects us all, you included. A compromise that keeps us united as brothers rather than warring clans.
It's why you have the wonderful life you have. A life we all take for granted sometimes. A life that millions would give anything for a shot at. It may not be perfect but it sure as hell is not broken.
This is America. This is the what many have fought and died to preserve. It is a system I believe in to my core. It has given me a great life that I am grateful for every day.
Try to understand that we are fighting for something that protects us all, you included. A compromise that keeps us united as brothers rather than warring clans.
It's why you have the wonderful life you have. A life we all take for granted sometimes. A life that millions would give anything for a shot at. It may not be perfect but it sure as hell is not broken.
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The representative republic system protects us against the phenomena, I call the "Herd Mentality," the insanity that infects large masses of people that live in a high population density area. I don't know why it's so hard to understand that high population states, like New York, California and Illinois should not be allowed to determine the outcome of presidential elections. It's one reason we used to be called, "These United States of America." We are STILL a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC. I think the mental disorder, that is Liberalism, precludes the understanding and acceptance of such concepts. There is a failure in the logical processing center of the brain.
If one square mile has 10 people in it and another square mile has 100 people in it, a 1-1 vote doesn't make sense.
Stop feeding the troll.
Why those dumb fucks don’t just move to Venezuela or Cuba is beyond me
Why those dumb fucks don’t just move to Venezuela or Cuba is beyond me
Don't tell me your fucking problems. I don't choose to live in a densely populated shit hole like NYC or LA and I won't be penalized for it.
No one is penalizing you. It's just the fairest process to count everyone equally. This isn't the 1800s. You can't consider anyone 3/5 a person anymore.
You should read all of them, but Federalist Papers #52-66 are was our Founders articulated to the general public on how the entire legislature was to be created and it's purpose.
The founding fathers would have found our system today to be a mockery of what they wanted for this country.
I wouldn't even consider people in the city 3/5 of a person... Maybe 2/5 at best. They're all just clones of each other anyway. Can't think for themselves, they need their government to do it for them
So you want to assume how the founding fathers view the current system and government.
How convenient.
Chances are it would go something like it did in 1775.
That's the first thing you've submitted which I totally agree.
Our founding Fathers would have been shooting it out already.
STFU you don't have the first clue about what they wanted. You've shown us that in spades.
Yea ok, so deersniper is right your just trolling. Empty comebacks and comments. If you cared at all about what your talking about you would engage these questions.
Like most liberals you won't put in the work to back up your statements. They mean nothing.
Like most liberals you won't put in the work to back up your statements. They mean nothing.
