Subj : Re: Peurto Rico
To   : BOB ACKLEY
From : Mike Powell
Date : Tue May 14 2019 18:50:00

> People don't understand that the president/veep are elected by the
> states, not by the people.  I think that the states that now require that
> their electors vote for the candidate with the highest *nationwide* vote
> total - even if that candidate received precisely zero votes in their
> state - are dumber than the proverbial box of rocks - and, of course,
> they're defeating the purpose of the EC.  The Founders didn't trust the
> voters - at the time rich, property owning, white males - to directly
> elect the president

I have not paid too much attention but it was my impression that most of
the states that are doing that are states that the Democrats usually win
anyway.  They are assuming that because it happened this last time, that
the Democrats will always win the popular vote.  Seeing as how assuming
makes an ass out of the person doing it... if those states had that law in
2004, 1988, 1984, 1980, etc., they'd would have been forced to cast their
state votes for the Republicans instead.  So, yeah, in those instances it will
really screw their state voters.

Otherwise, their state voters won't notice much of a difference, and
neither would we, because their state will likely vote for the Democrat.

Mike

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