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Topic Started: Nov 4 2008, 08:06 AM (276 Views)
Niongor
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Georgetown was the original name for Washington :P

I agree that you can't give an individual city the rights of a state, however, there are (give or take a few thousand) the same amount of people in Washington, D.C. as there is in the entire state of Wyoming.
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jDELIGHT
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Wouldn't be a problem if not for the EC. One of the many reasons I believe the Electoral College system is now a burden and not an effective election system.

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Niongor
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I honestly think the electoral college needs scrapping. 2000 was a prime example of how the electoral college can rob a true victor of their election win. Also the "winner takes all" in the state points is kinda a rob. Missouri voted McCain by a margin of less than 8,000 votes or something and yet ALL it's electoral points go to McCain. Mind you Nebraska and Maine both proportion out their electoral points as far as I'm aware.
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jDELIGHT
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The EC are NOT bound to vote in an all-or-nothing way. I think there are a couple of states where they are, but in many, it is up to the individual to vote. THAT is actually how it's supposed to work - we vote for the EC, and the EC votes on our behalf.

Another reason to scrap it, I think.

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Niongor
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Thing is because the Electoral college vote is secret you don't have to vote for who you promised too. Look at 2004 when that one elector from Minnesota didn't vote how he (or she) was supposed to. It didn't effect the result but still it shows there are faithless elector.

Anyways, we're all in agreement - scrap it! :lol:
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Kyleslavia
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Only seven electors throughout United States history have actually voted against the popular vote.

I'm not defending the EC though, I personally don't think we need it.
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Niongor
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Kyleslavia,Nov 11 2008
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Only seven electors throughout United States history have actually voted against the popular vote.

Seven too many in my books :P :lol:

I get what you mean though, but still it's not right. The EC gave George Bush the white house when, under any other democracy on Earth, Al Gore would've won.
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