[DMCForum] Re: Electorial College

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually each state sets its own rules for how electorial college
members are to vote. Thought I saw in a news article recently that one
or two of them do divide college votes according to the popular vote
(isn't Colorado about to do the same?). In North Carolina, electors
pledge to vote for a particular candidate (single highest popular vote
winner gets them all), but legally they can vote however they want,
with an extremely nominal fine otherwise.

United States is a federation as well as a republic.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dmcorlando2003" <SundeQuick@xxxx>
wrote:
> 
> Side note:
> On another false fact in the movie was the whole thing about Gore 
> winning the popular vote and note being elected and all of that.  
> Hopefully we all know that it doesn't matter if only One person voted 
> for Bush and Millions voted for Gore...Bush can still win...WE DON'T 
> VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT...THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE DOES!!!!!!  There is 
> nothing ANYWHERE that says the Electoral College MUST follow the will 
> of the people.  In fact in more than 6 other elections they have gone 
> against the will of the people.  PEOPLE WAKE UP...We are a REPUBLIC 
> NOT A DEMOCRACY!!!!!!
> 
> Michael Q
>

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