11-09-2016, 11:33 AM
Quote:It had its merits before tv, radio, etc but not so much now. We do not send electors by horse anymore. It is ok to change as we learn and grow.
Not the whole story...
Quote:It had its merits before tv, radio, etc but not so much now. We do not send electors by horse anymore. It is ok to change as we learn and grow.
Quote:Leading the popular vote and losing the election is like your QB throwing for 400 yards and 4 TD's and losing the game.Please don't ever compare the suffering of Jaguar fans to Hillary fans again.
Quote:I'm sorry but the man wants to build a wall, he's a racist and he treats women as objects.i have never understood how advocating for protection of borders makes him crazy much less a racist. There is already a fence there; what does a fence mean? Keep out. The symbolic meaning is already there. How is building something that will actually be effective at keeping illegal immigrants out a heretical move when there is already an ineffective method in place?
Anyone who voted for him is flat out stupid. Not shocking that so many people on here voted for him.
Quote:The electoral college was created so kook states like California and New York couldn't control the nation's agenda by themselves due to population alone.
But then, the federal government wasn't designed to "rule" states and have power over the nation either.
The Constitution itself was designed to restrict the power of the federal government. The majority of authority is intended to be at the most local levels, where it is most effective to be responsive to the people's needs. The federal portion is only there as a safeguard against states operating outside the Constitution.
Quote:Congrats to Trump supporters. Enjoy the moment. And own the decision.
He has the House and the Senate. There should be no excuses. If he isolates us from countries who have been loyal allies for decades, own it. If the racial division in America deteriorates further, own it. If this trade war he says he is going to start blows up in his face, own it. If the unemployment rate in inner cities and the overall job market does not improve, take credit for that too. If the national economy follows the global market indicators and takes a giant dump, that's you too. His proposed plan for the economy pretty much rewards the 1% and risks another depression, but you can take credit there too. If marriage equality for same sex couples or legalized abortion get overturned, give yourself a pat on the back. If he gets goaded into military conflict based on emotion instead of intelligence, enjoy it. When there are no regulations on the energy industry and air and water quality show signs of advanced pollution, don't complain, own it.
Sounds like what a woman would do.
The flip side of this coin.. the what if Hillary won side isn't much prettier. Her presidency would have been more stalling and gridlock. There are notable advantages to her losing. For me, on a personal level, I get to tell my daughter honestly she can be proud when a woman is finally elected president. That would have been impossible if Hillary had won. She is as shady as it gets. And she is wholly unlikable. Had she not stolen the bid from Bernie we could have had a race where both parties were energized. That didn't happen. It's been obvious that there has been an extreme lack of enthusiasm around Hillary's campaign. Trump won by tireless campaigning and I have to give him credit there.
I truly hope the legions of his supporters hold him accountable for delivering on all of these promises he has made. And if he starts to wipe his rear with the Constitution, that these same people that put him in office will call him out on it. I have always believed this man to be a self-serving, pathological liar, so should he start to go rogue and take actions which directly contradict promises he made on the campaign trail (starts acting like a Democrat), I would hope you'd call him out on that too. I think it will be a testament to his legacy if he is able to make it four years without getting impeached or assassinated.
Hillary isn't?
So enjoy the moment while you can. Ignore the global backlash that is gonna follow and when you look at our country in a few years, I really hope it is great. Or at least better than it is today. As of this moment, I'm highly skeptical it will be.
Quote:1. In the war of 1812, they fought the Battle of New Orleans after the treaty has been signed because they didn't get the news in time. Battles in Texas were fought after Civil War ended because no one knew. Today, you can live stream a video to anyone in the world without delay.
2. There was no such thing as corporation when the Constitution was written, and the idea that an organization would have more power than the government was crazy until the Progressives started breaking them up in the early 1900's. Today who do thing really holds the power, the corporations vs the state/local governments. How about the corporations vs the federal government?
Quote:I look forward to oogling the hottest First Lady in history for the next 8 years.
Quote:You can be sure they won't be stealing anything from the White House whenever they leave office, either.
Quote:i have never understood how advocating for protection of borders makes him crazy much less a racist. There is already a fence there; what does a fence mean? Keep out. The symbolic meaning is already there. How is building something that will actually be effective at keeping illegal immigrants out a heretical move when there is already an ineffective method in place?
Quote:I look forward to oogling the hottest First Lady in history for the next 8 years.Spoken like a true Trump supporter.
Quote:I was wrong.
Doesn't change the fact he's a terrible person who shouldn't be president. He appealed to the uneducated and it worked. He wants to build a wall.... A wall.
Quote:College educated voters also voted trump. Republicans always win the educated vote. You're acting like a typical smug liberal bully. Calling people stupid if they voted for a certain candidate? Grow up.I teach at an elementary school.
Quote:I teach at an elementary school.
When I have students come up to me and say "Trump is president so will I be deported?" There is something wrong with that. If the person who is running our country makes 8 year old children feel terrible about who they are, what does that say about him as a person?