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Takket

(22,635 posts) Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:13 PM Dec 9

Wait.... Drumpf wants to get rid of the electoral college?

Great! LETS GO. Vote in it tomorrow! Should pass unanimously!!!

https://bsky.app/profile/georgetakei.bsky.social/post/3lcv2jgqudi2p

Post includes picture of drumpf truth social post saying Democrats are blocking popular vote and want electoral college to pick President. I think the senile idiot just has it backwards because he doesn’t understand but I say great. If he wants popular vote, let’s vote tomorrow on it.

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Wait.... Drumpf wants to get rid of the electoral college? (Original Post) Takket Dec 9 OP

It should have been gone years ago. OLDMDDEM Dec 9 #1

Don't be fooled, Democrats. FalloutShelter Dec 9 #2

It would take more than just a Constitutional convention. rsdsharp Dec 9 #6

I want the electoral college gone... Think. Again. Dec 9 #3

He is saying the exact opposite which is already that way - the electorial patricia92243 Dec 9 #4

A constructional convention is a ploy to throw out the constitution GoreWon2000 Dec 9 #5

Even if a convention voted to abolish the Constitution, rsdsharp Dec 9 #7

I assume nothing anymore GoreWon2000 Dec 10 #9

"Even if a convention voted to abolish the Constitution..." J_William_Ryan Dec 9 #8

OLDMDDEM

(2,137 posts)

1. It should have been gone years ago.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:14 PM

Dec 9

FalloutShelter

(12,815 posts)

2. Don't be fooled, Democrats.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:15 PM

Dec 9

Trump wants to convene a Constitutional Convention to get rid of the Electoral College... and anything else that might come to the floor of that convention.

Their opportunity to "Tune it up"and to tune us up.

rsdsharp

(10,254 posts)

6. It would take more than just a Constitutional convention.

Reply to FalloutShelter (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:51 PM

Dec 9

Think. Again.

(18,778 posts)

3. I want the electoral college gone...

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:16 PM

Dec 9

...but I don't trust trump for a minute and presume he has some other goal in mind.

patricia92243

(12,865 posts)

4. He is saying the exact opposite which is already that way - the electorial

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:17 PM

Dec 9

college picks the prez. Maybe he meant to say something different.

GoreWon2000

(1,064 posts)

5. A constructional convention is a ploy to throw out the constitution

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:20 PM

Dec 9

Another less threatening way to get rid of the electoral college would be a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college. I would support going this route.

rsdsharp

(10,254 posts)

7. Even if a convention voted to abolish the Constitution,

Reply to GoreWon2000 (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:53 PM

Dec 9

do you really think 75% of the states would vote to ratify that?

GoreWon2000

(1,064 posts)

9. I assume nothing anymore

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 11:56 AM

Dec 10

Who would think that twice now, an incompetent, unqualified, anti democracy, lying extremist rapist, white anglo man who tried to overthrow the government would defeat 2 very well qualified women in 2 different Presidential elections?

J_William_Ryan

(2,244 posts)

8. "Even if a convention voted to abolish the Constitution..."

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 01:17 PM

Dec 9

Actually, it would be to write a new constitution.

This has been a conservative fantasy for years, getting rid of the Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment.

The constitution conservatives would ratify would make gun ownership a fundamental, individual right and eliminate birthright citizenship, for example.

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