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Hillary Clinton, Electoral College Elector

Journal by DeathMonkey

Good news everybody!

Hillary Clinton will be an Electoral College Elector for NY

Aren't you glad to know that your votes don't actually count and that Hillary Clinton is one of mere 538 people in the United States whose vote actually does count?

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday October 29 2020, @01:53PM (4 children)

    by c0lo (156) on Thursday October 29 2020, @01:53PM (#1070358) Journal

    Elect an effective congress, and reduce the presidency to a strictly ceremonial role.

    Meh, strict ceremonial is a bit wasteful - why do you need one?
    Arbitration (e.g. like a dungeon master) and the limited power to dissolve an unruly parliament (e.g. one that cannot reach agreement in budget approvals or the like, blocking the executive) then call fresh elections would make sense.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:04PM (1 child)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:04PM (#1070402) Journal

    I think Americans just need to learn how their fucking government works and realize that the President doesn't, and shouldn't, have all these powers people expect him to wield.

    He's just supposed to run the various branches according to the rules the Legislature writes.

    It's the Americans that try to turn him into a king....

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:35PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:35PM (#1070414) Homepage Journal

      He's just supposed to run the various branches according to the rules the Legislature writes.

      That is partly right. However, the executive branch was indeed given constitutional powers and authorities. The president was never intended to be a mere puppet, manipulated by congress. On the other hand, see my post above regarding war powers. No president should have the power to unilaterally invade somewhere.

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:45PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:45PM (#1070422) Journal

    why do you need one?

    C'mon, the Brits have a queen. Let's dress our guys up too. More colors!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 29 2020, @05:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 29 2020, @05:34PM (#1070455)

    I don't want to have to vote three times a year because politicians can't get along. You can put that back where you found it.