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Stu Spelling Bee

Donald Trump said in his "60 Minutes" interview that he'd be happy to see the Electoral College abolished.

Think he'll be able to do anything about it?

Posted - November 13, 2016
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  • Nope. He isn't King.
      November 13, 2016 7:14 PM MST
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  • 19937
    No.  I believe it would take 38 states to approve and I seriously doubt that would happen.
      November 13, 2016 8:06 PM MST
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  • 46117
    Ironic; since everyone on 60 Minutes would love to see Trump abolished.
      November 13, 2016 8:16 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Cute, but not a real substantive response.
      November 13, 2016 8:49 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I don't know how to be substantive about this outmoded institution that let a monster in the Oval. 
      November 13, 2016 8:52 PM MST
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  • 13277
    But it wouldn't have happened without a lot of folks voting for him.
      November 13, 2016 9:23 PM MST
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  • 46117
    And that is the TRUE horror of the matter. 
      November 13, 2016 9:45 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Indeed, you're right about that.
      November 14, 2016 5:57 AM MST
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  • 19937
    He didn't get the popular vote.
      November 14, 2016 9:17 AM MST
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  • 13277
    And? Everybody knows he didn't win the popular vote.
      November 14, 2016 12:44 PM MST
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  • 19937
    So, it doesn't matter whether a lot of people voted for him.  More people voted for her.  That's the horror.  He was right - the election WAS rigged.
      November 14, 2016 12:49 PM MST
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  • 13277
    But the popular vote doesn't determine the outcome, so all your whining is just pissing into the wind. The same thing happened to Al Gore in 2000, and somehow we moved on.
      November 14, 2016 12:52 PM MST
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  • 19937
    Excuse me, but I'm not whining.  I stated a fact.  For all you know, I voted for Trump.  I'll leave the pissing in the wind for you since I'm sure you'll find it much easier. This post was edited by SpunkySenior at November 14, 2016 7:44 PM MST
      November 14, 2016 7:43 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Funny, it seemed a lot like whining because you didn't want to accept the outcome. I'm not ashamed to say I voted for Clinton, but I've decided to accept what happened and move on. There's no point in nursing hurt feelings and taking to the streets and crying about it, or continuing to raise the popular vote thing. This post was edited by Stu Spelling Bee at November 14, 2016 8:15 PM MST
      November 14, 2016 8:14 PM MST
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  • 19937
    I'm not ashamed to say I voted for Clinton either, which I did.  She didn't make the cut and we're going to live with Trump for the next four years.  I agree that there's no point in taking to the streets.  I commented on the popular vote in response to Sharonna's comment about the Electoral College allowing Trump the win.  End of story.
      November 15, 2016 10:25 AM MST
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  • 17600
    Congress has tried and failed seven times.  We were just lucky to experience this twice in one lifetime. 
      November 13, 2016 8:46 PM MST
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  • I'm not an American... But I thought you guys... You know, the people, elected the senators to do your bidding? This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at November 13, 2016 9:13 PM MST
      November 13, 2016 9:13 PM MST
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  • No, not exactly.   Senators, along with all representatives in the government, are elected to express the general voice and interest of the area they represent.   They are still bound by the Constitution and cannot legally override it no matter what the people want.  Our bidding is limited by the Constitution otherwise we would have much more serious problems.
      November 14, 2016 7:21 AM MST
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