Originally posted by lord dolf vader
anyone care to debate if the u.n. thought it was a legal action?
Anyone care to debate that the UN has sovereignity over the US or any nation?
Didn't think so.
As the Constitution says, Congress has the warmaking powers and by a large majority, both Democrat and Republican, they gave it to the President.
So, the "red tied party drones" is just more bile. 373 out of 529 possible votes of ALL the people's representatives. That's 70%. So get over it already.
As for WMD, it's been less than a month after the combat phase was declared over. Give it a bit before you bile over. The "Instant Gratification" thing sort of conflicts with the "US must take the long view" diatribes, doesn't it?
Originally posted by lord dolf vader
the majority of the american public at all points to a serious flaw in our electoral system and calls into question the reason for for the oddities in it.
There's another view of this as well. Some may view it as a "flaw". I view it as a major benefit. The Electoral College keeps smaller states and all rural areas "in the loop". If it were abolished, candidates wouldn't even bother to visit less populated states. Nominees would concentrate on big cities and population states, mainly in the Northeast and California. Yeah.. that's who I want picking my President... the Northeast and California.

NOT!
The way it is assures at least a little balance between "big city" and "rural" populations. The little guys can't get "written off" in the campaigns and politicking.
Feel free to disagree. But it's Constitutional, just like the First and Second Amendments. There have been a lot of attempts to remove the EC, something like 700. But there she stands, and she's a beauty to my eyes. Long live the EC!