[Vision2020] Guess what’s happening in the U.S. Senate today . . .

[Tom Hansen]

You’ve got your beliefs.  I’ve got mine.  So be it.

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> On Apr 2, 2019, at 3:15 PM, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I got your drift from the start and Disagree.  Majority rules all to easily becomes mob rule.  
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2019, 3:11 PM Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>> Darrel . . . Darrel . . . Darrel . . .
>> 
>> Even in those large cities (like Los Angeles, where I was born and raised) each person’s vote is counted no more than once . . . just like Bovill, Idaho.
>> 
>> It’s a simple matter of “Rule By Majority” (a really neat-o concept, huh?) . . . whether you voted in downtown New York City or a community center in Viola, Idaho.  Restrict presidential elections to the popular vote.
>> 
>> Are you catchin’ my drift?
>> 
>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>> 
>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>   
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes, it has all those faults.  And, thanks to the electoral college, the presidential election isn't decided by a few large cities on the coasts.  No such thing as a perfect solution here.
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 1:50 PM Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>>> Thanks to the electoral college, NOBODY is less significant than a democrat voter in Idaho during a presidential election.
>>>> 
>>>> In Idaho, the candidate that wins the majority of the votes is given all four of Idaho’s electoral votes.
>>>> 
>>>> Example . . . 
>>>> 
>>>> Say Idaho has 500,001 registered voters and they all vote.  Candidate A receives 250,001 votes and Candidate B receives 250,000.  Since Candidate A won the majority of votes cast, (s)he is given ALL of Idaho’s electoral votes.
>>>> 
>>>> Question:  What ever happened to . . . ONE PERSON = ONE VOTE?
>>>> 
>>>> FYI, a vast majority of the states (all but a few) award their electoral votes in this fashion.  Why do you think Trump (with some help from his buddy Vladmir) won the 2016 Presidential Election?
>>>> 
>>>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>>> 
>>>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>>>   
>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 1:15 PM, Darrell <keim152 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I hope they fail...
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2019, 8:14 AM Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Let’s take a look-see . . .
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Photos/US_Senate_040319.jpg
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>>>>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>>>>>   
>>>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>>>> 
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