Pretext
By Mitch Berg
This is as concise a riposte as I’ve seen:
I’m a little saltier about this: I think abolishing the Electoral College is ample grounds for dissolving the Republic.
By Mitch Berg
This is as concise a riposte as I’ve seen:
People who complain about the Electoral College are like people saying the team who scores the most runs in the World Series should win the series, not the team who wins the most games.
— Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) June 26, 2024
I’m a little saltier about this: I think abolishing the Electoral College is ample grounds for dissolving the Republic.
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June 28th, 2024 at 7:24 am
The founders wisely balanced the interests of rural and urban voters with the Senate and the Electoral College – – – – – – too bad they failed to consider the metro power of the DFL.
June 28th, 2024 at 9:47 am
More than ample. Any “adjustments” to the original Bill of Rights I consider to be more than ample grounds.
June 28th, 2024 at 10:04 am
“Our team sold more tickets to the series than yours; plainly, our team is more popular and therefore our team should win.”
“Half you tickets were fakes, sold by scalpers.”
“Series Denier!!”
June 28th, 2024 at 10:17 am
Bigman;
Well played!
June 28th, 2024 at 1:42 pm
The downfall didn’t start with the direct election of Senators, but that was a major milestone of the Progressives flipping the Constitutional Order and mal-educating people about civics.
June 28th, 2024 at 1:44 pm
Matt Yglesias isn’t the worst liberal put there, but I’d definitely classify him as a neo-liberal. He’s been mugged by Reality, and the Leftists in particular, but firmly believes Progressive ideology.
June 29th, 2024 at 1:09 am
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June 29th, 2024 at 10:50 pm
Anybody actually watch the debate?
I didn’t.
July 1st, 2024 at 1:15 pm
John, not enough booze in the world to provide for the drinking games that would be needed to tolerate that….and I don’t have an extra liver to cope.