
01-22-2017, 10:23 PM
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Buckle-up Buttercup
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Re: Democrats' boycott of the inauguration
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Originally Posted by pjohns
Yes!
Put another way, the number of electors is equal to the number of senators (which is exactly two for each state), plus the number of representatives--i.e. congresspeople--which varies according to the size of the state.
Whereas it is certainly true that this gives an advantage to smaller states--for instance, a very small state, with just one representative, has three electoral votes; whereas a state 10 times its size has just 12 electoral votes, or four times as many--it is a very good system, I believe.
And so did the Founders.
Of course, dyed-in-the-wool Democrats--who have lost three of the past five presidential elections; and yet have carried the popular vote in two of those three--are now butthurt over the procedure...
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Or just anyone who believes that an individual's vote in California should be equal to an individual's vote in Ohio or Idaho.
So much for one man, one vote.
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Continue that line of reasoning, Muffin... I'm judging you. Harshly.
You get the respect you give. And if you're a Republican, you b*tch about paybacks being a b*tch. So sorry you're mad your guy is getting the respect you gave ours, Snowflakes.
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