Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dunkin' Donuts

Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by brewdad on Thursday February 02, 2023 @06:34PM (#34634896)

It's not weird when it reflects the reality of the situation. It's the same reason we say voting third party is throwing your vote away. It's important to have more voices heard but in our first past the post system, voting for a candidate who can't get anywhere close to a third of the votes simply doesn't matter.

I haven't read the bill but if certain states are committing themselves to popular distribution of their electoral votes while the red states stick to all or nothing, the reality is that 40% of CA's electoral votes go red and blue candidates don't have a chance at winning.

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Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by thalassophobia on Friday February 03, 2023 @04:54AM (#34639257)

If I'm not mistaken, the bill only goes in effect when the states that have signed it start making up the majority of the electoral college.

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Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by matthewdgreen on Friday February 03, 2023 @09:07AM (#34641196)

The bill only applies when states representing 270 electoral votes adopt it. Since 270 votes determine the winner of the EC, it doesn’t matter at all what the remaining states do. The states that sign on would be required to put their votes towards whichever candidate wins the nationwide popular vote, effectively ending the electoral college in all but name. There’s not really much to criticize here if you believe that electing presidents by popular vote is a good idea.

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