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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 02:51 AM Original message |
Poll question: Thomas Jefferson says electoral college is a mistake. Do you agree? |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Just the term smacks of elite agenda, was Hamilton for it? |
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DieboldMustDie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 03:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Actually the term "electoral college" isn't in the Constitution... |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 03:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. "The contrivance in the Constitution for marking the votes" n/t |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 03:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Very n/t |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 04:04 AM Response to Original message |
5. It might have been a good idea before TV and polling |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. Voted 'yea' on this one. |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 09:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Well the small states never would have signed on to the Constitution |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Yes -- agreed. |
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T Town Jake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
7. Absolutely agree... |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. Jefferson wasn't referring to our present system, was he? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. Jefferson and Tench Coxe also supported the right to bear arms |
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rqstnnlitnmnt (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. well to him the redcoats actually were coming |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-09-05 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. Doesn't matter. It is here to stay. |
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