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Should We Change How We Elect Presidents?

Discussion in 'Opinion POLLS' started by AJTheMan, Jul 24, 2011.

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Should We Change How We Elect Presidents?

Poll closed Jul 31, 2011.

  1. Yes

    12 vote(s)
    60.0%

  2. No

    8 vote(s)
    40.0%
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  1. ReasonOverIdeology

    ReasonOverIdeology Banned

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    Too late for the poll, but yes we should change how we elect presidents. However, direct popular vote is not the way to go; we need preferential voting. Not only that, but we need proportional representation for our congress.

    I wrote about this in more detail in my blog.
     
    ReasonOverIdeology, Aug 9, 2011
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  2. ColoradoGirl

    ColoradoGirl New Member

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    We are NOT a Democracy. We are a republic. Mob rule is far from an American ideal.
     
    ColoradoGirl, Aug 11, 2011
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  3. Serfin' USA

    Serfin' USA Well-Known Member

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    You've got 2 choices when it comes to elections...

    1) mob rule

    2) tyranny of the minority


    We currently opt for 2 via the Electoral College by inflating rural votes while deflating urban ones.

    In our current system, some people get more voting power than others.
     
    Serfin' USA, Aug 11, 2011
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  4. Cal

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    I'm not sure if that would be a good system or not. Right now I'm thinking no.

    Our electoral system is corrupt anyways. Something has to change it eventually.

    I use the last election as my example. The state of Pennsylvania (where I lived at the time) overwhelmingly voted for McCain...but Philadelphia and Pittsburgh voted for Obama.....so Obama won and got the electoral votes. My vote essentially counted for nothing. The entire state was dictated by two large, and popular cities, that did not represent the interests of the entire state of Pennsylvania. Sad.
     
    Cal, Aug 11, 2011
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  5. discovery721

    discovery721 New Member

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    The president doesn't have as much power as the media makes you think. He doesn't have the power to seem like a dictator.
     
    discovery721, Aug 19, 2011
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    Googling the net worth of the big banking families will show some estimates of over $100 Trillion for some of the families. Of course when you get to print the money, you can buy whatever you wish, and control the rest.
     
    MuzzleBreak, Aug 19, 2011
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    The **********s would love it if the following were the prerequisites for running for the Presidency:

    1. Must be white
    2. Must be Protestant
    3. Must be married to a person of the opposite sex
    4. Must oppose abortion and stem cell research
    5. Must never raise taxes on those earning > 200K
    6. Must go to Church every Sunday
    7. Must despise Muslims
    8. Must support the state sanctioned killing of people as punishment
    9. Must be at least 55 years old
    10. Must oppose recreational drugs
     
    Yukon, Aug 19, 2011
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    I love facts. Do you have any that support those claims?
     
    Rain, Aug 21, 2011
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    Alucard New Member Past Donor

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    I think the Electoral Voting System should stay.
     
    Alucard, Oct 15, 2015
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