Author Topic: Electoral College ??? (Read 775 times)

Sikboy · « **Reply #30 on:** November 02, 2004, 09:52:50 PM »

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Originally posted by jEEZY
I am a clerk to a federal district judge out here. only for a year.

Sweet gig.

Did you Know Anne O'Connel? She was my Dean's Fellow for LRW. I think she's clerking up in One of the Dakota's now.

-Sik

jEEZY · « **Reply #31 on:** November 02, 2004, 09:54:55 PM »

Knew of her--she is going to Reinquist (if he's around) in 2005.

Sikboy · « **Reply #32 on:** November 02, 2004, 09:55:56 PM »

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Originally posted by jEEZY
Knew of her--she is going to Reinquist (if he's around) in 2005.

Yeah, aint that some ****?

If I had 1/2 the motivation she had, I'd still have 3x as much as I do lol.

-Sik

jEEZY · « **Reply #33 on:** November 02, 2004, 09:57:15 PM »

how did FIP go for you?

Sikboy · « **Reply #34 on:** November 02, 2004, 09:58:09 PM »

Here's a picture of me getting a handjob from George himself.

-Sik

jEEZY · « **Reply #35 on:** November 02, 2004, 10:01:29 PM »

HA! LOL

Sikboy · « **Reply #36 on:** November 02, 2004, 10:02:01 PM »

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Originally posted by jEEZY
how did FIP go for you?

I didn't interview this fall. I'm working for a Small firm in downtown DC right now, and it's giving me everything I want right now.

But my Boss is retiring soon, so I'll probably sign up for Next fall.

-Sik

TweetyBird · « **Reply #37 on:** November 02, 2004, 10:16:10 PM »

Hey, I remember that picture - I did a caption thing for it.

Can't remember what it was though...

john9001 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 03, 2004, 12:19:12 AM »

the electoral college is only a bad thing when the democrats lose, when the democrats win it is a good thing.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 03, 2004, 12:34:08 AM »

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Originally posted by CavemanJ
I'd like to see it changed to lose the 'winner take all' bit. If candidate A gets 60% of the popular vote in a state, and candidate B gets 40%, then A should get 60% of the electoral votes from that state, and B should get 40% of'em.

But I would imagine the 2 big parties would vehemently fight against something like this because then libs/independents might actually take a few electoral votes.

<----- this skinny lil white man SAY A FUGGING OK thats the y way it should be no if's and or butt's !

tapakeg · « **Reply #40 on:** November 03, 2004, 12:48:18 AM »

Has a state represenative voted against the popular vote of the state?

Is that possible or is it automatic that the popular vote of the state gets the electorial votes.

john9001 · « **Reply #41 on:** November 03, 2004, 12:57:15 AM »

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Originally posted by tapakeg
Has a state represenative voted against the popular vote of the state?

Is that possible or is it automatic that the popular vote of the state gets the electorial votes.

the electorial voters are selected by the winning party, they are not necessarily a elected state represenative,and they do not have to legaly vote for the winner of the popular vote, but they have only voted for the loser a few times.

Elfie · « **Reply #42 on:** November 03, 2004, 01:10:09 AM »

I think as things are right now that the Electoral College gives to much clout to states like California, New York, Ohio and Florida.

California is the *big enchilada* when it comes to EC votes with 55. I wonder how many people in California alone didnt bother to vote simply because they knew the Democrats were gonna win all the EC votes. The same can be asked of any state that was voting primarily for one candidate or the other.

Nebraska, strongly republican......how many democrats might have stayed home?

New York, strongly democrat.....how many republicans might have stayed home?

Ultimately I would be in favor of the popular vote deciding the office of Presidency. The popular vote decides every other election in the US, and thats the way it should be in a democracy imo.

JoOwEn · « **Reply #43 on:** November 03, 2004, 01:47:53 AM »

EC is a bit obsolete but i dont think they will remove it. Alot of people do think that their votes dont count because of the EC.

Jasta · « **Reply #44 on:** November 03, 2004, 02:05:56 AM »

Electoral College is there for the same reason we had the Great Compromise (2 houses of congress).

Without the electoral college, no one cares about Louisiana or New Mexico or Ohio or Maine. Everyone cares about California, New York, and Florida.

And because of that, they are the ones that get all the funding for roads, schools, and any other bonuses the Fed. government can slip by to ensure a nice victory. It is better to have it for a multitude of reasons.