take the 39 seconds to read the facts
The people that put our republic together and wrote The Constitution knew how to fix things before they happened. Consider what this short article is telling us . There are "give me free stuff types everywhere”, but 319 sq. miles controls the entire country??? The USA will be another Venezuela.
319 Square Miles
several years ago, the newly convened, Democratic-controlled House of Representatives introduced a bill to eliminate the electoral college. It seems that, since they couldn't win the last presidential election under the rules that have existed for almost 250 years, they want to change the rules. Below is an excellent explanation of why this is a very bad idea
In their infinite wisdom, the United States' Founders created the Electoral College to ensure the States were fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation?
The following list of statistics has been making the rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an end to the argument as to why the Electoral College makes sense. Do share this. It needs to be widely known and understood.
There are 3,141 counties in the United States .
- Trump won 3,084 of them.
- Clinton won 57.
There are 62 counties in New York State
- Trump won 46 of them.
- Clinton won 16
Clinton won the popular vote by approximately 1.5 million votes.
- In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan , Richmond & Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump ( Clinton only won 4 of these counties; Trump won Richmond )
- Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country.
These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles.
The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles.
When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election.
Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago , LA , etc.) DO NOT and SHOULD NOT speak for the rest of our country!
And It's been verified and documented that those 319 square miles are where the majority of our nation's problems foment.
Replies to: take the 39 seconds to read the facts
I miss the feudal system.
So did the US the first time around but sure, let's go medieval.
High school Civics. There's a reason we are a republic and not a democracy.
A democracy is a system where the people hold power THROUGH MAJORITY RULE... while a republic is a representative system where laws and a constitution protect individual and minority rights (like those of smaller or more rural States).
de Tocqueville warned us about the tyranny of the majority... and he wasn't even thinking about Tammany Hall. type politics, a proud Democrat party tradition still flourishing to this day.
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Wha? Yer joking of course.
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People vote, as it turns out, not land
And more of them voted for Clinton.
But the electoral college system tilts hard toward cow country, so we got stuck with this fat fuck.
You live in Louisiana.
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You are an incoherent weirdo.
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Cheeks thinks he can match your intelligence. He also thinks he’s an expert in everything
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You never know when it's Cheeks or the 'Shrooms' talking...
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How did Louisiana vote in the last election?
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Hard to believe he went through that much effort...can only hope he's joking.
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Thanks for the dose of levity...
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