General Chit-Chat Thread: A New Beginning

[Jacob Fox]

which had NOTHING to do with why it was established

 

[Chris]

"The college gives more power to less populated states" lol

my response "yes, it does. Why do those states get to have a vote that counts more?"

 

[Jacob Fox]

my response "yes, it does. Why do those states get to have a vote that counts more?"

Great response

 

[Chris]

People show maps of the popular vote and show how red the map is bc of population density and cities it looks like most of the map and that's their argument for an electoral college. I guess we vote by surface area not 1 vote 1 citizen

 

[Jacob Fox]

But it was created simply so the government could change who wins the presidency if they felt the people elected a tyrant

 

[Chris]

In their minds they see this proof of how Republicans won elections with a close or flipped popular vote and that just means that the college is working, they don't stop to think if it's actually right bc it has to be bc it made their side win.

 

[Death By Looch]

While Puerto Rico and other US territories have no votes at all, basically

 

[Death By Looch]

iirc

 

[Jacob Fox]

They only vote in primaries

 

[Death By Looch]

People show maps of the popular vote and show how red the map is bc of population density and cities it looks like most of the map and that's their argument for an electoral college. I guess we vote by surface area not 1 vote 1 citizen

Bigger = more and better. Everyone knows that.

 

[Chris]

I thought they could vote for president but it was the lack of a congressmen that's the controversy, they are taxed yet don't have a representative, we started a war over that

 

[Chris]

Guess not tho, seems Puerto Rico has an election today but it's for their governor

 

[Death By Looch]

And there are a lot of Vets living in those territories too, iirc

 

[Chris]

Depends for them

 

[Chris]

If they're stationed anywhere due to the armed forces they can def vote absentee in whatever state they're a citizen of