Anyone hear of this petition to tell the electoral college to chang their votes? 😏

Does there happen to be anyone here who knows enough of American civics to explain why the electoral college even exists? I heard some things that made it sound pretty reasonable.

Well what if you think of it this way. If there's no electoral college then all you need is the big cities to vote for you and no one else matters.

The electoral college makes it so that people in more rural areas still have a vote.

RIP They coming

So there is gonna be a revolution.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/millions-sign-petition-urging-electoral-college-to-elect-hillary-clinton-175038196.html

That's no good.

@Manock i think its just to make counting easier really. and ofc people make a petition when they dont get the results they want. if hillary had won theyd be completely fine with the system.

@Manock i read your name as ManCock

i cant stop now

theres no going back

Don't worry, I get that a lot.

succ

Oh yes, let's destroy a 200+ year old Tradition and say fuck how our rebublic-Democratic society works

republic*

There have been presidents that won electoral votes before while losing the popular votes. Why would they start doing things differently now?

Exactly Manock

I thought the electoral college was stupid at first but the more I hear about it, the more it seems like a good idea.

I say 'seems' because I'm still in the process of educating myself.

Really it's to keep the mass majority of butthurt idiots from egtting thier way

getting*

Besides, that petition is bogus.

It would require the electoral college to go against the will *of their own state*.

even if trump got majority vote they would still complain

Plus only 2.4 Millions people have signed it which a very small part of the united states population

It's worse than that @JoshingTons

There is no guarantee that the people who signed it are all US citizens.

All I can say is if the Ecltorals do become unfaithful electorals I'm gonna gareentee a fucking revolution or anarchy

Guaranteed*

Dude going against the will of your own state just to pander to the needs of people who live in *other* states is a recipe for revolution.

In fact, it seems the electoral vote system was conceived to *prevent* revolution.

Seriously , i'm just getting sick of all the riots and all the abosulute saltuy bullshit, it just egts tiring

gets*

Which camp were you in, if I may ask?

Camp?

Oh campaign?

Were you for Trump? For Clinton? Someone else?

I voted for libertarian

What about the state you're in?

I don't exactly fully support Trump but I did like some of his policies, Michigan