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2016 Postmortem

DetlefK

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6. The US electoral system was never meant to be democratic or fair.

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 12:08 PM

Nov 2016

What do you think why safeguards such as the Electoral College or the filibuster exist? Or why political gerrymandering is considered perfectly normal? It's to protect the politicians from what the unwashed masses want.

Your elections have never been "fair" because they aren't supposed to be.

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Will we have fair elections again? [View all] MoonRiver Nov 2016 OP

Didn't Saddam Hussein have a fair Turbineguy Nov 2016 #1

Yes, that's what I'm talking about, MoonRiver Nov 2016 #4

I doubt it. Certainly none winning this time will be interested in election reform. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #2

I do not believe metroins Nov 2016 #3

you're very trusting. the way i see it, 1.machines are hackable, 2.the presidency is at stake, there TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #9

Not in the near future. hrmjustin Nov 2016 #5

The US electoral system was never meant to be democratic or fair. DetlefK Nov 2016 #6

The founding fathers never anticipated electronic voting machines. Just saying. MoonRiver Nov 2016 #7

If you do it by the book, it's not cheating. Don't like the rulebook? Work to change it. DetlefK Dec 2016 #10

start in YOUR STATE, and work to get all hand-counted papers ballots, otherwise, no. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #8

I'm affraid it might take a civil war. Cobalt Violet Dec 2016 #11