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Teabagger Prince Trying to Elect Mitt Romney on an Electoral College Loophole
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I didn't realize that Romney ended up with 47% of the popular vote. That is some amazing, savory irony.
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Wow. So the modern tea party is now fighting for the exact opposite of what the original Boston Tea Party fought for.
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This idea has been rattling around on the interwebz for weeks now. Last I heads, they'd given up on it, since it would just royally piss everybody off.
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"Let's repeat: 47% of Americans voted for Mitt Romney"
Actually, I believe it's less than 20% of Americans who voted for Mitt Romney; he received something like 47% of votes cast.
Actually, I believe it's less than 20% of Americans who voted for Mitt Romney; he received something like 47% of votes cast.
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Wow, that'd result in one unholy civil war, big time. But, if it means open season on Teabaggish "patriots," count me in!
No, wait.... Darn. I almost forgot, I'm into that whole nonviolence thing. Oh, well.
No, wait.... Darn. I almost forgot, I'm into that whole nonviolence thing. Oh, well.
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As long as he spends all of his time and money on it, I see this as a worthwhile pursuit for Mr. Hudson.
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It would be funny if they did this, stayed away, and Obama got his 332, and it turned out there was some loophole that prevented states that don't cast electoral votes from having their representatives seated in Congress.
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I might be wrong, but I don't even think that this stupid scheme is based on a correct reading of the Twelfth Amendment. The quorum bit seems only to apply to the case when the House is electing the president due to a lack of majority in the electoral college (in which case, each state counts as one "vote" and 2/3 need to be present).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Ame…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Ame…
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Thanks to redistricting, GOPers won almost 54% of sits in the house when their congressional candidates only received 45% of the vote but to add insult to injury they'd also like to use this stolen house majority to sit their presidential candidate who lost the popular vote. Chutzpah would come to mind if it weren't just too mild to describe the amorality of these shameless end justifies the mean enemies of democracy.
@9, Romney got the vote of ~27% of the eligible voter population (220m).
@9, Romney got the vote of ~27% of the eligible voter population (220m).
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@16: That would be the most delicious thing ever, served cold.
It reminds me of - was it Michele Bachmann? I feel like it was Michele Bachmann - telling her constituents not to return their census forms because the census is government tyranny, only to realize that Congressional representation is apportioned based on census results and if no one in her district returned a census form, she wouldn't have a district any more. Ooops!
It reminds me of - was it Michele Bachmann? I feel like it was Michele Bachmann - telling her constituents not to return their census forms because the census is government tyranny, only to realize that Congressional representation is apportioned based on census results and if no one in her district returned a census form, she wouldn't have a district any more. Ooops!
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I have been pounding on Tea Bagger groups in Facebook, asking them to move out of the GOP's basement and get a real job and run some candidates of their own instead of mooching.
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@21: Thanks for yelling at Teabaggers on Facebook. I was worried that you weren't doing enough activism, but you have assuaged my fears.
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An interesting test to see if Romney has a shred of integrity left somewhere; presumably he will ignore or repudiate this.
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