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Shell_Seas

(3,452 posts) Mon Jun 20, 2022, 03:02 PM Jun 2022

Texas Republicans Are Planning To Do Away With One Person, One Vote

The new Texas GOP Platform calls for a state electoral college to elect statewide office holders instead of the popular vote, doing away with one person, one vote.

https://livingbluetx.com/2022/06/one-person-one-vote/

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Texas Republicans Are Planning To Do Away With One Person, One Vote (Original Post) Shell_Seas Jun 2022 OP

Republican Party has for years tried to do away with voting. louis-t Jun 2022 #1

Holee crap 3auld6phart Jun 2022 #2

The original Constitution had legislators/electors voting for Senators... TreasonousBastard Jun 2022 #3

This will spread to other states, sounds like doc03 Jun 2022 #4

So Texas wants to repeal the 17th Amendment? ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2022 #5

louis-t

(23,710 posts)

1. Republican Party has for years tried to do away with voting.

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 03:15 PM

Jun 2022

They want to appoint Senators.

3auld6phart

(1,256 posts)

2. Holee crap

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 03:20 PM

Jun 2022

Why even bother getting out of the house to vote. Save
millions of dollars, not bothering to print ballots, etc.
Even the dim witted republicans will get upset with that
nonsense, not being able to vote and being counted. Is
Texas wanting another Civil war amongst its own citizens?

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. The original Constitution had legislators/electors voting for Senators...

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 03:26 PM

Jun 2022

until that vote was given to voters in 1913.

doc03

(36,695 posts)

4. This will spread to other states, sounds like

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 03:39 PM

Jun 2022

something Ohio Republicans will jump on.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,058 posts)

5. So Texas wants to repeal the 17th Amendment?

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 04:31 PM

Jun 2022

This is not good. This goes against everything Americans hold dear.

I have many friends in Texas. I shared this link to the article on my Facebook timeline page asking this question...To my friends in Texas. Is this what you want? If not, make your voices of opposition known!

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