The_Noble_Cause wrote:Monker wrote:That person is someone who believes the electoral college is an example of a representative democracy.
So did the Founders. I'll side with their wisdom over your lying ass any day. You still can't point to an example when an election result was overturned.
This is simply not true. You gave one quote which was in reference to the creation of the nation as a whole, not specifically to the electoral college. The electoral college was created primarily for two reasons....to give small states a more equal voice in the presidential election. And, because some founders wanted a safe guard from the mass stupidity that their experience has shown is possible. In other words - they wanted the electors to be independent to AVOID a situation like we have right now with Donald Duck Trump. Just because they have never over turned the public vote does NOT mean they are not there to do exactly that.
"It was equally desirable, that the immediate election should be made by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation, and to a judicious combination of all the reasons and inducements which were proper to govern their choice. A small number of persons, selected by their fellow-citizens from the general mass, will be most likely to possess the information and discernment requisite to such complicated investigations.
It was also peculiarly desirable to afford as little opportunity as possible to tumult and disorder. This evil was not least to be dreaded in the election of a magistrate, who was to have so important an agency in the administration of the government as the President of the United States. But the precautions which have been so happily concerted in the system under consideration, promise an effectual security against this mischief. The choice of SEVERAL, to form an intermediate body of electors, will be much less apt to convulse the community with any extraordinary or violent movements, than the choice of ONE who was himself to be the final object of the public wishes. And as the electors, chosen in each State, are to assemble and vote in the State in which they are chosen, this detached and divided situation will expose them much less to heats and ferments, which might be communicated from them to the people, than if they were all to be convened at one time, in one place. " Alexander Hamilton - the Federalist Paper, #68.
The bottom line is as I stated. The electoral college was DESIGNED to move the election out of the people's hands and into the electors hands. The founders did this BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TRUST THE MASSES to always elect a President without "mischief", as he says. The electoral college was designed to AVOID a Donald Duck Trump, not elect him via a hysterical public.
Monker wrote:That person is someone who believes the city council does not represent the people who ELECTED them.
African Americans cited in the council’s committee report were against removing the statue. Polls also do not show majority support for it.
Well, good for them. Tell them to vote in the next election for City Council. You are so afraid of Democracy.
Local decisions have national ramifications and are allowed to be discussed here.
I didn't say you couldn't discuss them here. What I am saying is it is Charlottesville's problem to solve...not yours. You do not have a vote and your voice in the matter really means nothing.
h, “the fuhrer”…of course, here comes the Hitler references.
They have always been there.
When it comes to offending African American sensibilities, all statues must be removed.
So what? It's just a statue. And, if the people don't want it there, it should be removed.
But making light of 6 million Jewish deaths to score cheap political points is just fine apparently.
Yeah, sure. A man who believes "fine people" march with Nazi's is going to earn sympathy from the Jews.
You explained nothing, you said “Russia did not get Trump elected...but it has led to investigations that may (should, IMO) see Trump impeached.”
Well, countries cannot lead to investigations. You are at the point now where you are attributing evil human characteristic to land masses. Time to turn off the Transformer movies, dude.
"Russia" as in the entire controversy with Russia...Whatever, change it to "The Russia controversy..." then. Whatever.
Monker wrote:Well, there you go lying again.
The Russia investigation had begun in mid-2016 due to the NSA telling the FBI that it had intercepted Trump people talking to Russians. The intel consensus came out MUCH later.
Must be another one of those classified top-secret investigations you're so fond of, because I have no idea what you are referring to. The earliest announced investigation was by the FBI into the DNC hacks during the summer of 2016.
Comey testified that the FBI started investigating Trump/Russia/election in July of 2016. IMO, July is definitely the "middle of 2016".
Monker wrote:Well, that is another lie. I sad IF people turn he PROBABLY will go to jail, unless he is pardoned. That is not even close to what you said above. Here is the quote, "You KNOW that if people start turning (Flynn/Mannafort/etc) that Trump is probably going to jail, unless pardoned by Pence." Can you make ANY point WITHOUT lying about SOMETHING?
You left out the preceding sentence:
“IMO, you KNOW Trump is in the shit. You KNOW that when these investigations conclude that the Trump administration is going to go through HELL.”In other words, you think he’s doomed. Be it prison or the third circle of hell. Bottom line is, you’re about as objective as the jurors in the O.J. case.
You openly want your political opponents jailed, evidence be damned.
Oh, please. You do know the difference between President Trump and the "Trump administration", correct?
I said the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is going to go through HELL, and it is - right now. I said Trump is in the shit...and he is because so many people can turn on him and testify against him.
Monker wrote: Except there isn't anybody looking for consent for war...that is that your conspiracy theory.
Well, the pro-war propaganda clearly worked on you...
Here’s a quote from you using the 17 intel consensus lie:
“This has nothing to do with Democrats but the entirety of our intelligence community saying that it happened. If you want to argue against it, you are arguing against the: FBI, CIA, NSA, Homeland Security...and on and on.”Now it turns out that the “entirety of our intelligence community” was actual just a handful of selected intel analysts. Just like Iraq (and most wars), the facts were being fit around the policy. And you fell for it. Sucker.
I don't think so. You don't know the facts yet. The facts in the Iraq build up traced back to one very unreliable source I don't think this situation is even comparable to that.
Unfortunately, it sounds like you have paid very little attention to Russia-American relations up until this past election. US regime change towards Russia has been obvious for some time (placing anti-missile installations and NATO troops right on Russia’s borders, for example).
Nobody has been promoting war with Russia. that is a ridiculous conspiracy theory.
Monker wrote: But, besides that, my point is you are so focused in on irrelevant points like these you fail to see the big picture of what Mueller is looking at. Your zombie brain has bought into Trump's "it's all made up by the fake media..."
The 17 intel consensus was not “an irrelevant point.” It was the springboard for the entire Russia inquiry.
You are just wrong. The FBI was already investigating prior to what you stated above. CONGRESS may have jumped in later, but the FBI was already there.
Not the point. Mueller is just the latest in a string of fake Galahads that liberals hope will save them. Whatever Mueller announces, only the die-hard left and the media will care. Mueller will probably be fired anyway.
If Trump fires Mueller, I think you'll see impeachment proceding start within a week....by Republicans.
Monker wrote: That is what a special prosecutor does...he looks for crimes and impeachable acts. That is how you go from Whitewater to lying about a blow job.
That was bullshit too. Your desire to see Trump removed has overrun your judgement.
Mueller is charged with looking into the Russia/election/Trump ties....AND ANY OTHER CRIMES THAT ARE UNCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. That is how it works.
The Clinton thing went so far because Republicans had more power in congress than Democrats do right now...But, if Trump keeps shitting on the Republican party, that may become irrelevant.