The US Electoral College Distribution

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So, here is a question that begs review:
With the mass exodus in population from California and New York to other states, is it time to evaluate the Electoral College vote distribution?
For example in the last 5 years Florida has grown more than 6 percent and Texas 4 percent mostly from other states; notably California and New York. Would not Florida and Texas, for example, take one or more electoral votes from those states?
As an edit - based upon those predicting the 2020 census it is expected that Ca, Mi, Il, Ny, Pa are each going to loose one to two votes.
 
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So, here is a question that begs review:
With the mass exodus in population from California and New York to other states, is it time to evaluate the Electoral College vote distribution?
For example in the last 5 years Florida has grown more than 6 percent and Texas 4 percent mostly from other states; notably California and New York. Would not Florida and Texas, for example, take one or more electoral votes from those states?

This is why we have a census every ten years. So to answer your question, yes, the constitution has already covered this.
 
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Which is closer to the electoral college outcome do you think?
1.GIF


OR
2.GIF
 
#2 is closer but the spread won't be that great. Trump won't take MN or MI.
 
Here’s the real question: why isn’t this in the Holding Tank?
 
It’s ironic that a group of people who get really riled about about a document the spells out rules don’t care about the other clearly stated rules that were agreed to when joining the forum.
 
It’s ironic that a group of people who get really riled about about a document the spells out rules don’t care about the other clearly stated rules that were agreed to when joining the forum.

So is discussing the constitution political? Seriously, with the exception of someone posting a current electoral map, the discussion has been centered around how the US constitution and it's relationship to how it works with regards to selecting congressional requirements and electoral requirements.
 
So is discussing the constitution political? Seriously, with the exception of someone posting a current electoral map, the discussion has been centered around how the US constitution and it's relationship to how it works with regards to selecting congressional requirements and electoral requirements.
Plus it shows a trend towards increasing buying power for boats in states less expensive to live in.....
 
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So is discussing the constitution political? Seriously, with the exception of someone posting a current electoral map, the discussion has been centered around how the US constitution and it's relationship to how it works with regards to selecting congressional requirements and electoral requirements.
Damn, I thought that was the Covid 19 map.
 
Because the census and the voters will determine if you live as a communist or a freedom fighter

Could you translate that into a sentence that makes some semblance of sense? I’m not sure how the Census, or an election can have any impact on what are personal choices.
 
The reason for the system is interesting. https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention
It is designed specifically to not allow the population to decide on their own. And to facilitate getting a largely uneducated population in the 1700s to feel like they had a say in choosing a leader, but retain the final decision to a select group chosen by government. This was done so they wouldn’t revolt against the new American govt like they did the British if they felt they had a say in the process.

It also addressed the issue of a society where the population was not mobile, largely not educated or informed, and there was no technology to educate and inform, voting was hard to do and hard to control. As I type this, maybe some things haven’t changed??

So there is a filter between every one of you and the actual decision. And that was designed to be able to limit or override who you want as President, in case the government has to override your votes. It was designed to keep government in control of choosing the President, with input from the voters, but not a decision by the voters.

I guess if you are an originalist, you align with the view that nothing should ever be changed. Which is saying that the founding fathers in the 1700s had perfect vision of what the US would be like in 2020 and 2500 and 3500.

I guess if the end result is your horse gets voted in by the electoral college you did not choose, you like it. If your horse loses you have to suck it up buttercup. And if the popular vote is overridden by the electoral college system, you have to accept that the Founding fathers wanted it that way.

It seems to be designed for a different world at a different time.
 
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The reason for the system is interesting. https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention
It is designed specifically to not allow the population to decide on their own. And to facilitate getting a largely uneducated population in the 1700s to feel like they had a say in choosing a leader, but retain the final decision to a select group chosen by government. This was done so they wouldn’t revolt against the new American govt like they did the British if they felt they had a say in the process.

It also addressed the issue of a society where the population was not mobile, largely not educated or informed, and there was no technology to educate and inform, voting was hard to do and hard to control. As I type this, maybe some things haven’t changed??

So there is a filter between every one of you and the actual decision. And that was designed to be able to limit or override who you want as President, in case the government has to override your votes. It was designed to keep government in control of choosing the President, with input from the voters, but not a decision by the voters.

I guess if you are an originalist, you align with the view that nothing should ever be changed. Which is saying that the founding fathers in the 1700s had perfect vision of what the US would be like in 2020 and 2500 and 3500.

I guess if the end result is your horse gets voted in by the electoral college you did not choose, you like it. If your horse loses you have to suck it up buttercup. And if the popular vote is overridden by the electoral college system, you have to accept that the Founding fathers wanted it that way.

It seems to be designed for a different world at a different time.
You're now just learning about this? The Founders where terrified of "democracy" and the mob rule that it brings. So they set up a different system. It's worked pretty well if you understand it. The media perpetuates the "popular vote" hoax which only stirs up the uneducated, the people the founders where trying to protect the country from. You seem to keep forgetting that our system is a minority protection system.
 

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