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FairnessMan Wrote: Nov 14, 2012 2:17 PM

I believe I have lost two long time friends by refusing to waste my time voting here in The People's Republic of New Jersey. They call me a very bad and evil citizen. All the Commies were sure bets - president, Senate and House. On the state or local level, either the Republicommies or the Democommies will give away the store to the public parasite teachers and cops. Again, why the hell should I vote? Now let's get rid of the insane Electoral College so every vote will count, at least for president.

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Electoral College

The United States Constitution provides for an indirect election of the President. That is, you didn't vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney last week; you voted for electors pledged to vote for one or the other.

The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (which superseded a large section of Article II, Section 1) suggests says that the ballots of the electors in the several states having marked their ballots for President and Vice President shall

"transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; -- the...

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