I dislike how persuasive I find this argument
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In the interest of equal time, here’s a counterpoint from Jamelle Bouie
I think Jamelle Bouie is one of the smartest political commentators in the United States of America right now.
Do I agree with everything he says or writes? No. But I think he is very informed and he is often right. Not about everything, as he was very wrong in a recent video about Kegsbreath's impeachment. But for the most part, I really enjoy watching his videos.
@jalefkowit this article is ultimately a persuasive one for secession but nobody is ready for that conversation
@jalefkowit I too agree. I think the best we get is an agreement between states to each send electors proportional to the votes within their territory.
@jalefkowit It makes some very good points. Dang.
@jalefkowit Not sure I agree, but boosting because it raises some points worth discussing.
@jalefkowit I would have to give this a lot of thought. Consider all sides of the equation. I would need to be convinced. Pondering it at this moment, I think it would be a mistake.
@jalefkowit It’s convinced me.
@jalefkowit National Popular Vote is largely dumb, and we would do better to ensure all electors were assigned by their states proportionally to their electorate. The biggest problem is that is asking independent states to make their impact less powerful and nobody wants to.
@jalefkowit The U.S. Constitution is the final boss of technical debt. We've spent 250+ years trying to come up with work-arounds for an 18th century political compromise instead of committing to the slow and painful process of replacing it with something workable for the 21st century.
Which is a roundabout way of saying I agree with Josh.
@jalefkowit bear with me, I am not American and do not understand the rules.
Why can't you just do without the electoral college?
States count their votes. Then they announce the totals and anybody with a calculator can see who won the popular vote, right?
That's basically how they do it right now, except the number is meaningless because the EC gets in between?