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MasterJedi
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« on: January 15, 2013, 03:18:52 PM »

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/15/the-gops-big-electoral-vote-gambit-explained/

It's very disturbing and I think a violation of Equal Protection/one person one vote. That being said this could just be a trial balloon being floated and no editorials or anyone sane will endorse this. I know legislatures did this before 1820 but that was well before the 14th amendment was enacted.

1. It's not "rigging" the electoral college.

Well, yes it is rigging - just as the House is now a rigged institution: gerrymandering is rigging.

Ahh, I didn't realize the GOP had permanent control over reapportionment.  Thanks for clearing that up for me.

If the Dems do it though it's not gerrymandering, it's the will of the people. Didn't you nkow that Inks? Note: I'm not serious with that, I know lots of people don't think that way but it's just what opebo and others on the far left like to think so it's just messing with them.

As for this practice it would be nice to have the EC do this but to get any major support it would make sense to make it so all states change, which would give some EVs to Dems from Republican states. This would seem to help out Republicans more then the Dems though which would be nice to me at least. Tongue
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