**Breaking News**
This just in. Gary Gregg of the Regional, err, National Review has been awarded the prestigious Blood and Thunder "Douchebag of the Week" Award for this confused drivel. I guess if you live in an urban area and hold progressive views, your status as 'real American' gets stripped?
Shit like this needs to stop. To echo Jon Stewart's Crossfire rant, stop pitting Americans against each other and let's have a civil discussion of the issues. We're all 'real Americans,' not just the God-fearing, married, gun-owning, home owners in the 'heartland.' Even if we disagree with your political views.
Shit like this needs to stop. To echo Jon Stewart's Crossfire rant, stop pitting Americans against each other and let's have a civil discussion of the issues. We're all 'real Americans,' not just the God-fearing, married, gun-owning, home owners in the 'heartland.' Even if we disagree with your political views.
posted by Neckface at 3:48 PM
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That slobbish writer also has two other "articles" on why the Electoral College is a superior system to the "one person, one vote" popular vote. His reasoning amounts to:
1) The electoral college has "worked" in the past by always electing a president, so if it ain't broke, don't fix it
2) The popular vote system would lead to an election decided by lawyers every time
3) The electoral college "served to exaggerate the margin of victory, thereby adding stability to our system."
4) "Radical, third-party candidates are discouraged by our current system." He didn't provide any support for this argument, seemingly thinking that it is self-evident.
5) The increase in candidates would lead to a higher probability that we'd have a President with less than 40 or 30% of the vote which would necessitate - oh, the horror! - a run-off election
6) And, finally, changing the system would be bad for "real Americans.'
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