Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	The Fallacy of the Popular Vote
Date:	11/12/2016 8:50:04 PM

So the diehard Dems are circulating petitions to have electoral college electors change their votes from Trump, as their populations voted to Clinton because of some claim tha Clinton won the "popular vote".  There are a couple problems with that.  First, you don't change the rules of a contest after the contest is over.  More troubling is the second reason, that the popular vote at this point is undetermined, because if the number of absentee and provisional ballots is less than the margin of victory in that precinct/locale, there is no reason to count them, and thus they are not included in the popular vote totals being trumpeted by the losing side.  It is not a given that counting all absentee and provisional ballots would result in Clinton having more votes than Trump.  Only if ALL votes are counted would a claim of winning the popular vote have any merit.  But that is not going to happen.

So if the Dems want to abolish the electoral college, submit legislation to do so, but accept the results of the game that were determined by the rules in effect at the time of voting.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	The Fallacy of the Popular Vote
Date:	11/12/2016 8:57:37 PM

Been reading about this all day.  Supposedly, Maryland has decided not to use their electoral college.  I really don't know if they can do that or not. I guess they can put in legislation, but it doesn't mean it will go anywhere in a Republican majority Congress.  I'm so discouraged and disappointed in all of this.  Our enemies are eating out on this, seeing our country in complete chaos.  It will only embolden people on a personal jihad or BLM to incite some riots.  How did we get to this place?

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	The Fallacy of the Popular Vote
Date:	11/12/2016 9:07:27 PM

I really don't know what to think if some city slickers change the will of the masses out in the hinterland.  Might turn ugly.  Really ugly.  I was thinking after Trump won that my preemptive ammo buy was for naught....now I am not so sure.  Maybe I should have bought +p hollow points....

Name:	Lighthouse -	Reply
Subject:	The Fallacy of the Popular Vote
Date:	11/12/2016 9:29:18 PM

I Loaded up today

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	The Fallacy of the Popular Vote
Date:	11/13/2016 1:14:31 PM

If this keeps on, we could see a civil war, not between the North and the South, but between, the ivory tower moralists, and the working class.  Maybe we need to trot Jimmy Carter out to verify the legitimacy of the election.  He might not like Trump, but surely he would dislike the lack of integrity and ethics of Hillary Clinton.

If it comes down to it, we're ready.