What say you -- Popular or Electoral vote? Two times now I remember the liberals howling for a popular vote because a Republican won the election. What say you?... Let us all know...

ghostgotcha Loc: The Florida swamps

Two times now I remember the liberals howling for a popular vote because a Republican won the election.

What say you?... Let us all know... take the poll: (it's simple even a liberal can do it)

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=59486d4fe4b0038bf3908d31

ghostgotcha Loc: The Florida swamps

If this is not working on your end. Please let me know here and I will try and figure it out.

Thanks

Ghost.

okie don

Worked fine for me ghost

S. Maturin

okie don wrote:

Worked fine for me ghost

That is how it was designed to work.

The OP question begs another question: Would you prefer living in a pure democracy or a republic?

Before answering I would suggest a brief sojourn into the histories of pure democracies where the reasoning for a republic should come clearly into view.

kenvrla Loc: East Tx Piney Woods

S. Maturin wrote:

That is how it was designed to work.

The OP question begs another question: Would you prefer living in a pure democracy or a republic?

Before answering I would suggest a brief sojourn into the histories of pure democracies where the reasoning for a republic should come clearly into view.

A true democracy means everyone is the same=Socialism=Venezuela

S. Maturin

kenvrla wrote:

A true democracy means everyone is the same=Socialism=Venezuela

It is also called 'mob rule' and is anathema to survival. The 'tyranny of the masses' is demonstrated every election in New York State as well as others where great masses of liberal urban democrats decide to have their own preferences by shear numbers dominating everyone else.

EX: Cuomo's S-A-F-E act..

bahmer

ghostgotcha wrote:

If this is not working on your end. Please let me know here and I will try and figure it out.

Thanks

Ghost.

Worked fine for me Ghost.

Carol Kelly

S. Maturin wrote:

That is how it was designed to work.

The OP question begs another question: Would you prefer living in a pure democracy or a republic?

Before answering I would suggest a brief sojourn into the histories of pure democracies where the reasoning for a republic should come clearly into view.

My vote is for a Republic for which we stand, pure and simple.

Randy131 Loc: Florida

It worked fine for me also.

ghostgotcha wrote:

Two times now I remember the liberals howling for a popular vote because a Republican won the election.

What say you?... Let us all know... take the poll: (it's simple even a liberal can do it)

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=59486d4fe4b0038bf3908d31

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Republic and electoral college avoids the tyranny of the majority. Democracy is two wolves and a sheep arguing over what to have for dinner. In fact, one of the worst things we did was ratify the 17th(?) amendment that made election of Senators by popular vote instead of state legislatures. We should repeal it.

S. Maturin

Carol Kelly wrote:

My vote is for a Republic for which we stand, pure and simple.

Amen to that!

S. Maturin

dtucker300 wrote:

Republic and electoral college avoids the tyranny of the majority. Democracy is two wolves and a sheep arguing over what to have for dinner. In fact, one of the worst things we did was ratify the 17th(?) amendment that made election of Senators by popular vote instead of state legislatures. We should repeal it.

NYS senators would grant wisdom to that statement.

The other thing I'd like states to seriously consider is an electoral college set-up. That would accomplish a lot to balance the incredible urban influence.

Randy131 Loc: Florida

You are exactly right about the 17th Amendment, it has destroyed the sovereignty of the states, and created much more power for the federal government over the American people. Strange how it always seems that the results of some of our laws turn out to be the opposite of the reason we made those laws, like raising taxes causes less collected revenue, and cutting taxes creates more collected revenue, just as an example. It's called "unexpected consequences".

dtucker300 wrote:

Republic and electoral college avoids the tyranny of the majority. Democracy is two wolves and a sheep arguing over what to have for dinner. In fact, one of the worst things we did was ratify the 17th(?) amendment that made election of Senators by popular vote instead of state legislatures. We should repeal it.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

ghostgotcha wrote:

Two times now I remember the liberals howling for a popular vote because a Republican won the election.

What say you?... Let us all know... take the poll: (it's simple even a liberal can do it)

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=59486d4fe4b0038bf3908d31

There is only one~~ A Republic~~

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

As it is written, so it is and will be!!!

On your quiz, 88% voted Republic..

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

dtucker300 wrote:

Republic and electoral college avoids the tyranny of the majority. Democracy is two wolves and a sheep arguing over what to have for dinner. In fact, one of the worst things we did was ratify the 17th(?) amendment that made election of Senators by popular vote instead of state legislatures. We should repeal it.

Article I, section 3, "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote." The election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention established the precedent for state selection...

Why do you believe they did this??