Rep. Steve Cohen Introduces Bill To Eliminate Electoral College, Limit Presidential Powers

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    • January 6, 2019 at 11:34 AM - Views: 19 #9073
      I'm all for it, of...
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      Rep. Steve Cohen Introduces Bill To Eliminate Electoral College, Limit Presidential Powers

      Wasting absolutely no time in the 116th Congress to show the American people that the Democratic majority is interested in making government work for the people, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) submitted legislation to eliminate the Electoral College:

      In two presidential elections since 2000, including the most recent one in which Hillary Clinton won 2.8 million more votes than her opponent, the winner of the popular vote did not win the election because of the distorting effect of the outdated Electoral College. Americans expect and deserve the winner of the popular vote to win office. More than a century ago, we amended our Constitution to provide for the direct election of U.S. Senators. It is past time to directly elect our President and Vice President.

      https://crooksandliars.com/2019/01/rep-steve-cohen-introduces-bill-eliminate

       

      THIS HAS A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN HE DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS OF PASSING THE SENATE

      BUT I ADMIRE HIS CHUTZPAH!

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    • January 6, 2019 at 11:45 AM #9080
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      I'm all for it, of course. Abolishing the Electoral College would have all sorts of positive benefits, including the personal one of seeing fewer

      campaign ads in Ohio as politicians are forced to shift their attention to more populous places like California and New York. Sorry, Floridians, but there are still so many of you that this may not help much. 

      It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.--Eugene Debs

      You can jail a revolutionary, but you can't jail the revolution.--Fred Hampton

    • January 6, 2019 at 11:55 AM #9088
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      Bwahahaha! "the winner of the popular cooked/rigged/altered vote"!!!!!!! IMO there has not been a legitimate

      election in the US for quite a long time.  Also think this would not have been introduced if Hillary had “won”, and also think yeah, let’s give even MORE power to our largely bought and paid for totally detached and disinterested in what actual people want Congress.  Maybe this is being done in case Bernie wins.

      America is not a country, it's just a business. (Brad Pitt, Killing Them Softly)

      Everything I post is just my opinion, and, honestly, I would love to be wrong.

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