DO NOT bring FIRECRACKERS to Trump's 4th of July "Mad Dog - Foaming at the Mouth" Speech at the Lincoln Memorial...

DO NOT GO to South Carolina and Buy M-80s,
Bottle Rockets or Cherry Bombs...

Don't Do It or The Secret Service WILL ARREST YOU and then Throw You into the Briar Patch! On Highway 95 JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER... https://fireworkssupermarket.com/dillon-sc/

Anyone who�s sat outside on an early July afternoon knows the ear-popping sound of a lit string of firecrackers hitting the pavement. 
Ah the sweet sound of celebration...
https://fireworkssupermarket.com/dillon-sc/product-category/firecrackers/

Steven Cox is running for Senate in Kentucky... A Democrat seeking to Beat Mitch McConnell... Steven Cox is Young and Smart! an Alternative to Old and Corrupt.

https://coxforus.com/
He says: Together, Our Voices Will Be Heard
My father has always been a hard worker. My mom died when I was four years old, leaving him to provide for me and my three siblings. It was tough, but he made sure our family was always taken care of. He also believed his life of hard work would be rewarded in his golden years.

Like many Kentuckians, he paid taxes into the system for decades. When he retired, he expected to be treated fairly. That’s the American Dream, but with corrupt politicians that dream has yet to become real. Dad kept his promise by paying in, but have they kept their promise to him and other retirees?

Medicare falls short. They say Dad doesn’t need dentures. They say dentures aren’t necessary. That put having teeth out of Dad’s reach. My sisters and I have stepped in to help with insurance, but that is not an option for everyone. Social Security is limited for many. Those folks have to choose between healthcare and a house payment, and for some the decision is between getting dentures or having food. Think about that. They have to choose between having food and the ability to eat it. Even without dentures, that check doesn’t make ends meet.

I’m committed to building a better future, where promises are kept and our families are taken care of. When you work hard your entire life, you deserve to live with dignity.

We all deserve a fair deal. That means expanding Medicaid, improving healthcare, and stimulating our economy through bold new programs. My father’s future shouldn’t be written off by politicians, and neither should yours.

That’s why I’m running for Senate. I’m over life-long politicians who tell us our problems don’t matter. It’s time for someone to acknowledge our problems and start fixing them. Kentuckians will no longer be ignored.

— Steven Cox, KY Democratic Candidate for US Senate

Steven Cox for Senator in Kentucky... Issues: 
Medicare for All:
A single medical emergency is enough to financially ruin most families. No one should have to go bankrupt to get well. Steven will fight to expand Medicare for all Americans. Smart healthcare reform will save money and offer people healthier, happier lives. 

Preserving Kentucky for Our Future:
Climate change and trickle up economics threaten our children’s future. We can build them a world worth looking forward to. Economic stimulus programs like those proposed in the Green New Deal resolution will create millions of jobs, reduce climate change, and preserve the natural beauty of Kentucky for generations to come.

Campaign Finance & Election Reform:
Our elected officials have been bought and paid for. Corporate lobbyists have replaced us as constituents, and it’s time to take that power back. Steven will introduce legislation to cut the influence of corporate lobbyists, increase accountability and transparency in campaign finance and make it easier for average Americans to run for office.

Wilmont Collins is a Democrat Running for US Senate in Montana Against GOP Steve Daines... Wilmont is Currently Mayor of Helena... and doing a Fine Job!

https://act.wilmotcollins.com/page/s/join-the-campaign-today?source=ads190625_launch_video_ps_mt

Wilmot Collins is a Liberian-born American politician and the current mayor of Helena, Montana. He defeated four-term incumbent mayor James E. Smith in the 2017 mayoral election on November 7, 2017 with 51% of the vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5jmWk5hqPs

Helena mayor Wilmot Collins announces bid for U.S. Senate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gO2BA6UeW8

One Man’s Journey From Refugee to Mayor.

PLEASE HELP CAMPAIGN FOR Steven Cox for Senate in Kentucky. A Democrat seeking to Beat Evil Mitch McConnell. LIKE AND SHARE EVERYWHERE!

Campaign Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUiB_oLMQY0 
Main Webpage: https://coxforus.com/ 
 https://twitter.com/stevencoxusa?lang=en 

In 2020 I'm running for the US Senate in Kentucky. The incumbent Mitch McConnell must not be allowed to continue his evils. Rise with me and together we shall stand against his treachery!

Sara Gideon is a Democrat Running for Senate in Maine. Challenging GOP Sen. Susan Collins in the 2020 race... SARA GETS THINGS DONE!

https://speakergideon.com/ Currently Speaker of the House in Maine's State Senate, Sara is NOW RUNNING to be Senator in the US Congress 2020. 

Her Accomplishments as State Senator: 

• SPEAKER GIDEON’S BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO COMBAT POVERTY PASSES HOUSE AND SENATE, HEADED TO GOVERNOR’S DESK... 

• GOVERNOR MILLS SIGNS SPEAKER GIDEON’S AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION BILL

• SPEAKER GIDEON’S PROPERTY TAX RELIEF BILL PASSES HOUSE WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT

Another Corrupt Republican: Wilbur Ross. Got CAUGHT trying to Put A Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census but... The Supreme Court SLAPPED HIM DOWN!

Secret Memos revealed that it was an attempt to reduce the Accurate Count of Latinos so that more money and Congressional power would be given to White People. NO NO NO says SCOTUS... Naughty Naughty Wilbur... Will he have to Resign in Disgrace? We Shall SEE!

Wilbur Ross Caught MEME -
That's not just some ordinary pig.
That's an incredible pig.
Citizenship Question CENSUS
YOU'RE SO BUSTED!

M.J. Hegar is running for US SENATOR from Texas against Evil John Cornyn... Young and Smart, she is an alternative to Old and Corrupt.

She served as a Major in the US Air Force and the Air National Guard and was honorably discharged after completing three tours of duty in Afghanistan. https://www.mjfortexas.com/

Air Force veteran MJ Hegar, who raised millions in an unsuccessful House race in 2018, announced Tuesday that she is taking on Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi6v4CYNSIQ The Democrat garnered national attention last cycle with a viral web video “Doors” highlighting her background as a combat veteran. She was injured in Afghanistan and later sued the Defense Department over the barring of women from certain positions. In a nearly four-minute video released Tuesday, Hegar once again introduced herself to Texans, recapping her 2018 spot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIYHz6fPAgo “Here’s the thing: I didn’t win that election,” she says in the video after highlighting her 2018 race. “But we won something much bigger: We didn’t just close the gap in my district by almost 20 points, we helped change the status quo.”

https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/texas-senate-2020john-cornyn-gets-senate-challenge-mj-hegar-texas

Clamzo Me Boys Clamzo... a Photograph of my Pet Clam riding on the Dashboard of my Van... and a Link to the Arlo Guthrie Song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo9TxeqeDCE&list=PLE40B3EFBA6DF4C7D&index=38&t=0s

Maybe the laws IN CANADA have changed recently and Wikipedia is providing out of date info... HOWEVER, It states that Mushrooms are Legal WITH A PRESCRIPTION... Mushroom spore kits and grow kits are legal and are sold openly in stores or on the internet as the spores and kits themselves are legal. Psilocybin and psilocin are illegal to possess, obtain or produce without a prescription or license as they are schedule III under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_psilocybin_mushrooms

I Question Donald Trump Junior's Race. Is He a Part of the Human Race? If he has doubts about Kamala Harris, just imagine if she wanted to rent an apartment from Don... THEN he would know she is REAL BLACK... "No, We Have No Vacancies."

I'm Totally in Favor of GBLTQ Pride. Great Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and Queso Sandwich Chefs SHOULD be proud. Remember the Lesson Learned from Stonewall! There Jackson Stood, Like a Stone Wall... I often wonder... Was Stonewall Jackson the Great Great Grandfather of Michael Jackson? Reggie Jackson? Action Jackson? Jesse Jackson? Are the Sanders Sisters descendants of Colonel Sanders? Symone Sanders and Sarah Huckabee Sanders LOOK like Sisters... Well, Maybe Half Sisters. Sisterhood is Powerful! 

I'm Glad GBLTQ People can Experience Pride! Like the Old Saying... "Queers are Revolting, and it's ABOUT TIME! Seriously: It's Important to Remember the REAL LESSON OF THE STONEWALL INN ---> RIOTS WORK <--- 

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH? Often, I see on the "Bones" TV Show, Angela does magic with her computer and makes the photos dramatically clearer...

 Sure, that's FICTION but I find it Inspirational... What IF I re-sampled the image twice the size and used math averaging to create new colors between pixels? Somehow, that doesn't work... I also tried Re-sampling 2X, making two layers, averaging one, sharpening the other and blending the two 50-50... Nope, that doesn't work... 

Maybe if I re-sampled TEN TIMES the size... If i could just learn this technique I could store it as an automatic series of actions... and then, Just like Angela, I could click a button and reveal the clue! 

American History: Scooter Libby! Pardoned by Trump for his OUTING of CIA Agent Valerie Plame... I remember that scandal very well...

Bush the Son kept on saying he was going to FIND OUT WHO DID IT and kept on pretending that Democrats committed Treason when OOPS, it was his own man who did the dirty deed... and it was all over her husband's exposing Bush the Son's failure to commit forgery effectively in their attempt to "prove" Saddam Hussein bought Yellowcake uranium from Nigeria... Total Loss of Face for Evil Republicans... 

That reminds me of How G W Bush (the son) couldn't find Osama Bin Laden... He Looked and Looked and Looked but just couldn't find him anywhere... And then Barack Obama Just Killed Him... I Believe G W Bush was Just PRETENDING to Look... and They Really Had a Secret Deal arranged by their Oil Business Friends to Let Osama GET AWAY WITH MURDER!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Libby

Is the Electoral College the Best Way to Select a President? NO, That's a Crazy System... Here is An Article SAYING YES by Trent England. (a puppet of the Super Rich... He's Employed by the Heritage Foundation... Famous For Evil Propaganda.) A Debate by my Facebook Friends...

Victor Koman Says: Excellent article with historical examples regarding the dangers of abandoning our republic’s well-thought-out Electoral College for the reckless, unconstitutional National Popular Vote:

Once upon a time, the Electoral College was not controversial. During the debates over ratifying the Constitution, Anti-Federalist opponents of ratification barely mentioned it. But by the mid-twentieth century, opponents of the Electoral College nearly convinced Congress to propose an amendment to scrap it. And today, more than a dozen states have joined in an attempt to hijack the Electoral College as a way to force a national popular vote for president.

What changed along the way? And does it matter? After all, the critics of the Electoral College simply want to elect the president the way we elect most other officials. Every state governor is chosen by a statewide popular vote. Why not a national popular vote for president?

Kathryn Dawkins - Ridiculous!

Denise Fuller-Hilton - Excellent read.

LeRoy Lauer - Frightening! We must fight to save minority rural rule!

Gregory Laan - The Electoral College was Intentionally Designed to keep the Masses from Selecting the President... The Founding Fathers wanted to Keep Power in their Own Hands... No Votes for Blacks or Women... only rich white men vote...

Victor Koman - Wrong. It works just as well now with nearly universal suffrage. Remember: we are a Republic, not a democracy. Democracies fall very quickly when a majority decides to oppress a minority or loot a treasury. Republics are founded on principles that the mob cannot override by sheer force of numbers.
The problems we are having now are the result of a century of Progressive efforts to subvert our republican form of government ineluctably toward a democracy. The result, if not resisted, will be chaos followed by tyranny.

Gregory Laan - The Founding Fathers were afraid that The Uneducated Masses in New York would be Convinced by some Rabble Rousing Orator to Select a Bad President... At Least That's What my Brother Martin Says...

Victor Koman - And yet these rich white men put nothing in the Constitution saying “this applies only to rich white men.” 
Weird, huh? Because the Constitution was what the Abolitionists relied on to end slavery, what the suffragettes pointed to in demanding the vote, and Martin Luther King appealed to in fighting (the Democrats’) segregation and (the Democrats’) Jim Crow laws. So weird that the Constitution failed to protect the privilege of rich white guys, yet remains in force as the guiding republican ideal for the most diverse nation ever witnessed by history.

Gregory Laan - Victor Koman Interesting insight! Remember Democrat Lyndon Johnson's Civil Rights Act. That was a Good thing but Johnson was only remembered for Vietnam... https://www.history.com/.../johnson-signs-civil-rights-act

Gregory Laan - Victor Koman - Only White Property Owners were allowed to vote. You do not have to write something down for it to be true... "Even a Blind Man Knows When The Sun is Shining."

Gregory Laan - PAPER BALLOTS - PURPLE THUMBS. Election Security is Very Simple. After voting every person dips their thumb in purple dye preventing them from voting twice. No one needs to register to vote. Everyone has a right to vote.
Paper Ballots allow recounting if there is a question about cheating... SO VERY SIMPLE... No Microsoft/DARPA Machines needed... Just Count the votes with a pencil and paper... a HUMAN reads the ballot and makes a mark to tally the votes. 

Robert Noel - The electoral college made sense back in the 1800s

Victor Koman - As it does now. Because Math!

Robert Noel - Victor Koman - that isn't what you call coherent. Math?

Victor Koman - Robert — Check out prior comments about #AlanNatapoff’s mathematical proof that the EC maximizes every individual’s voting power.

Robert Noel - Victor Koman - I don't see that article? My thought is that a person in Wyoming has far more power than one in larger states based on the population and electoral votes. I'll read the hillsdale one when I have time but after skimming through it, I can find flaws.

Victor Koman - "Anyone who supports — or opposes — the Electoral College for partisan reasons is bound to be disappointed. Consider how often the Electoral College “advantage” has flipped over the years." 
https://twitter.com/TaraRoss/status/1143554173868359680

Gregory Laan - Of Course, the Real Trouble with the Electoral College is The Other Team Won... If it Helped Democrats win they would be all for it... Everyone is a Hypno-Cat...

Robert Noel - Gregory Laan - that's the best reason for getting rid of it.

Gregory Laan - We the People have shown wisdom in our selection of Presidents. George Bush the son Was the Worst President in my Lifetime. Al Gore got more votes... Trump Is Number Two in the Race for Worst President... Hillary got more Votes... We the people Chose the Better Candidate Both Times.

Stephan Kinsella - Victor, I thought you were a fellow anarchist libertarian. Didn't realize you were a fan of the American central state and our "republic" and "our" "well-thought-out" "Electoral college." WTF. What is universalizable or libertarian about this US-founder-worship stuff?

Victor Koman - Stephan — It beats Socialism and it pisses off liberals. What could be more fun?

Stephan Kinsella - Victor Koman - Fair point. I would answer: Trump.

Gregory Laan - The Author: Trent England works for the Heritage Foundation. An organization that is known for Writing "Learned" Articles Supporting WHATEVER THEY ARE PAID TO SAY. Obvious Think Tank Whores.

Simon Hawke - Sorry to disagree with you, Vic, but I'm in favor of getting rid of it. What we have now is precisely a case of the majority being oppressed by the minority.  In this case, powerful corporations controlling politicians at the expense of the working class. If the popular vote means nothing, why bother having elections? Twice in recent memory, we've had politicians winning the popular vote, only to lose the election. It should be one person, one vote. Otherwise, it's meaningless.

Victor Koman - Simon — “History shows that the Electoral College is neither pro-Democrat nor pro-Republican. Instead, it rewards the candidate who appears to be listening to the greatest cross-section of people at any given time. It encourages coalition-building across states and regions, which is healthy in a large and diverse nation.” From https://thehill.com/.../450069-the-electoral-college-isnt...

Gregory Laan - Victor Koman - FALSE - It Helped G W Bush and Trump... Both were Republicrimes...

Victor Koman - And, ultimately, the NPV crowd will have to amend the Constitution, and their attempt to subvert the EC with their compact has to be affirmed by Congress.

Simon Hawke - I don't have any problems with the idea of Constitutional amendments. It makes sense to amend a document that's over 200 years old and was written at a time when we still had slavery and women didn't have the right to vote. Bottom line: this is OUR country, meaning the people, and we should be able to run it any way we want. (Which is not what's happening now.)

Stephan Kinsella - Simon Hawke - Everyone has this benign view of what they call "a document" and then they think of the "document" as a "great attempt" to "protect human freedom" or some such bullshit. The "Constitution" was simply a document STARTING a new central state--it "constituted" it--it made it exist. IT granted it powers. It has literally nothing to do wtih human liberty or freedom. Why libertarians worsip the founding constitutional document of a STATE is beyond me. Idiots.

Kathryn Dawkins - Victor, posting this article is a politically motivated act on your part. Why are you pretending otherwise?

Tom Brosz - In 2004, the Democrats fought like hell for around 100,000 votes in Ohio to try to switch that state's electoral votes from Bush to Kerry. Had they succeeded, Kerry would have won the Electoral College and become president.
This, while Bush had around three million more popular votes than Kerry. Three million.
Anybody think that if Kerry had somehow managed to land Ohio, any Democrats would have been calling Kerry an "illegitimate" president because he was three million popular votes behind Bush? Or that any Democrats would be wailing about how awful the Electoral College is? Me either.
The noise the Democrats are making about the Electoral College is the same as the noise you hear about filibusters. If it gains the Democrats political power, it's one of the main foundations of our democracy. If it loses the Democrats power, it's an archaic remnant that needs to be ditched as soon as possible. Flip back and forth as necessary.
Just for the record, If California’s votes had been left out of the 2016 election, both Trump’s and Hillary’s, Trump would have been 1.4 million popular votes ahead.

Gregory Laan - We have elected some astonishingly evil Presidents. Nixon ran the Vietnam war an extra four years, maybe 15,000 extra dead Americans... Reagan Imported TONS of Cocaine to fund the Contras in Nicaragua... and He sold Anthrax to Saddam Hussein... REALLY! Donald Rumsfeld made the sale! https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/

Gregory Laan - Debating the Merits of the Electoral College is Fun but... I don't think we are going to HAVE an Election in 2020. If Trump Loses, He will declare the Election FAKE and remain in the White House as CZAR. Defended by GUN NUTS just like they did in Oregon This week... They keep on Talking about the coming Civil War and... IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE.

Tom Brosz - Yeah, we wouldn't want to see what happens when one political side simply refuses to accept the results of an election.
What do you think this entire "Kill the Electoral College" thing is about in the first place?

Gregory Laan - A Morality Free Life. To Republicans, concepts Like Right and Wrong JUST DON'T MATTER. I was raised in a World where there is Good and Evil. Mom taught me to Do Good and Avoid Evil.
Well, Republicans don't do that. They just ask Do We Win? Will it work? Will it give US an advantage? Total disregard for the Ten Commandments... Some Philosophers [Nietzsche?] have said that it is impossible to do things that are wrong. If any action was actually wrong, it would be impossible to do it. I have heard that Jimmy Page of the Rock Band Led Zeppelin embraced this philosophy... 
That's the Reason SO MANY REPUBLICANS END UP IN PRISON... 
https://gvan42.blogspot.com/.../a-morality-free-life-to... 
On the other hand... I saw Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor doing a Book Signing and she walked around in the audience to answer reader's questions... She is such an Enlightened Being that she Floated among the people LIKE THE DALAI LAMA... She writes children's Books to inspire young people to do wonderful things...

Victor Koman - Strange... I remember when it was the Left that accused the Right of being moralistic and uptight for not merely believing in right and wrong, but believing in reflecting morality in law and culture. The intellectual/artistic Left reacted by promoting the cult of moral grayness, creating TV and movies and novels with "anti-heroes", making villains from literature and history into "misunderstood" victims or even heroes in their own way. Pornography was defended and celebrated and immorality was embraced.
Now, it seems, the tables have turned. Over the past few years, we've seen feminists denounce porn and equate consensual heterosexual sex with rape. We've seen secular humanists embrace pseudo-theistic quasi-religions such as Gaea worship and Voluntary Human Extinction, and leftists of all types wrap themselves in a moralistic, accusatory toga of outrage that would make a 1970s televangelist ask "Why so judgie?"
The truth is, the left still pursues its mysosophy of moral decay as a means to soften up a culture, collapse it, then impose their usual socialist tyranny. But now, they are — more than ever — loudly employing Saul Alinsky's tactic of accusing their adversaries of the very acts they themselves employ. This is how the DNC and the Clinton campaign can collude by proxy with Russia to generate a fake dossier on Trump, then use it to accuse Trump of colluding with Russia. Or why AntiFa can use fascistic mob brutality to assault and silence conservative speakers (Their Speech is Violence! Our Violence is Speech!). Or why members of the Democrat party — which started a civil war to preserve slavery, imposed the Black Codes, segregation, and Jim Crow, and filibustered the Civil Rights Act — can straight-faced accuse the other party of "wanting to put y'all back in chains."
Did half the people who were outraged that Biden would speak of working with segregationist senators James Eastland of Mississippi and Herman Talmadge of Georgia even know they were both Democrats?
It's all psychological confession. Leftists either consciously lie about their enemies as misdirection, or they project their own flaws and history on others because they can't acknowledge the enormity of their own guilt.
It's really jaw-droppingly hilarious to watch the party with the worst, centuries-long record on race calling anyone else racist. If slavery reparations were really intended to pursue justice, only Democrats should have to pony up.

Stephan Kinsella - Democrats and leftists have always been worse, IMO. They are not even real secularists--they worship the state and democracy as their gods.

Victor Koman - P.S. There are just as many Democrats convicted of crimes as Republicans: https://en.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_American_federal...

Gregory Laan - That's an Interesting List! Mike Flynn is listed as a Democrat! I'm remembering so many names... James Watt, Secretary of Interior... General David "Betray US"... Scooter Libby! Pardoned by Trump for his OUTING of CIA Agent Valerie Plame... I remember that scandal very well... Bush the Son kept on saying he was going to FIND OUT WHO DID IT and kept on pretending that Democrats committed Treason when OOPS, it was his own man who did the dirty deed... and it was all over her husband's exposing Bush the Son's failure to commit forgery effectively in their attempt to "prove" Saddam Hussein bought Yellowcake uranium from Nigeria... Total Loss of Face for Evil Republicans... Thanks! I Like Reading History.

Gregory Laan - The Conclusion of the Mueller Report is: TEN (10) TrumpNiks were arrested and Seven (7) went to prison already. Paul Manafort=Guilty, Mike Flynn=Guilty, Michael Cohen=Guilty, George Papadopoulos=Guilty, Alexander Vanderzwann=Guilty, Maria Butina=Guilty, Rick Gates=Guilty, Rodger Stone=NOT Guilty YET. Steven Calk, the banker who wanted to be Secretary of the Army using fraudulent loans to Paul Manafort as Resume Padding was Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges = Plead not Guilty. Maria Butina's Boyfriend, Paul Erickson Arrested, Plead Not Guilty...


Mueller left Impeachment of Trump up to Congress but provided a roadmap.

Robert Noel - OK, I finally had time to read the Hillsdale article - it's a long one. First, off, George Mason was probably correct that a national popular vote was not practical in the 1770s - or even in the 1920s. But today's technology makes it quite easy for people to vote. With some cyber security in place, we could vote on the internet. 
According to the article, Madison was concerned with two things. First, people would tend toward supporting candidates from their own states, giving an advantage to larger states. Second, a few areas with higher concentrations of voters might come to dominate. The first occurs even with the EC system, the second doesn't - but that is a problem because only voters from swing states get to make the decision right now.
The author makes claims about the benefits of the EC. The first is "Under the Electoral College system, presidential elections are decentralized, taking place in the states". This would be true whether you use the EC or not. People would still vote in precincts but one primary difference is that the candidates would be incentivized to visit states where they aren't likely to win but they would perhaps sway the overall vote. The trouble now is that both Dem and GOP candidates generally ignore CA, TX, OK, NY, etc.

Robert Noel - Following up:
The author also makes the claim that the EC allows state boundaries to serve a function analogous to that of watertight compartments on an ocean liner. Disputes over mistakes or fraud are contained within individual states. Illinois can recount its votes, for instance, without triggering a nationwide recount. There is no reason a state or precinct couldn't still count it's votes separately without the EC in place. In fact, if one candidate wins easily overall, many recounts wouldn't need to take place.
Another benefit of the EC according to the author is that it can act to amplify the results of a presidential election. And why is that a benefit? It also leads to wins where the majority didn't agree as in 2016 and other years. These are bad things, not good things.

Robert Noel - The "big" advantage of the EC - according to the author - is the powerful incentive it creates against regionalism. This argument is probably the best but we already have it with the EC anyway. Candidates use this by simply not having to worry about their "region". But potentially arguable.

However, the key thing not mentioned is how little impact people in big states have compared to small states. Even though Wyoming only gets 3 electoral votes, they have much more power than they should given their tiny population. People in Texas or California get much less of a say. Perhaps the silver lining is the lack of campaign signs.


Gregory Laan - and if, For Example, Florida needed a Recount we can always just have the Supreme Court select our President... Like they did with George ( American Idiot) Bush VS Al ( I own a giant eco-disaster House) Gore... What a Bizarro World that was... Republicans Importing Interns to Protest as if they were a Grass Roots Movement of People from Florida!

I predict that SALES of Air Conditioners will Increase. Especially in Europe. Is it possible to invest in Corporations that make Air Conditioners?

I heard that most people do not own air conditioners in France. Well, this summer it's Hotter than hell... What about people that are INVENTING the next generation of Air Conditioners? 

Whether or not you believe man's Earthly activities are responsible for warming the planet, one thing is clear: the Earth is warming. One of the simplest and obvious ways to profit from this trend is to invest in "cool air".

https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/07/26/1-hot-long-term-trend-to-invest-in.aspx 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/1135251-global-warming-no-sweat-buy-an-air-conditioning-stock

New Invention - More Energy Efficient without Harmful Chemicals... REALLY?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180108133239.htm

https://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2018/01/11/new-technology-for-air-conditioning/

"Make America Groovy Again" Embroidered Baseball Cap | Zazzle.com

If Michelle Obama Ran For President, Barack would be the First Man. They could Run The Country Just Like They Did Before.

She was a MAJOR Influence in His Presidency. Why Settle for Joe Biden when we could put the Obamas back in the White House! They Did an EPIC Job the Last Time!

To Avoid Overcrowding at The Polls: Democrats Vote on November 3rd. Republicans Vote on November 4th. Set Your Calendar!

TV Advertising Criticism: INEFFECTIVE - Humira (a drug) makes it very difficult to tell WHAT disease it cures.

The only way to tell is to read the fine print at the very end of the ad that tells the viewer what the website address is... humiraforcrohnes.com - I actually wrote down the URL incorrectly but my AT&T search engine assistant found The right site... and Stelara, a competitor! 

 It must Cure Crones! I didn't learn this until I saw the ad about a hundred times... OF COURSE, I have never actually HEARD the AD and they may have a voice-over announcer explaining what it does... I always MUTE ADS. What I find really interesting is that the Guitar Player seems to be playing JERRY GARCIA'S GUITAR!

FREE ALL CANNABIS PRISONERS. Save the Taxpayers a Fortune Wasted on the Failed War on Drugs. RELEASE all that Entrepreneurial Talent to Jump Start the American Economy!

Legalize Weed Nationwide, TAX IT, Layoff Unneeded Police. Retrain them to be Teacher's Classroom assistants... Teach Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Use the empty prison cells to house the homeless. GEE! THAT WAS EASY!

Ask Yourself: Am I getting a GOOD VALUE for all that money I spend providing Food, Shelter and Beatings for all those Druggies? Is there ANY ADVANTAGE AT ALL to Warehousing People for a Crime that ISN'T EVEN ILLEGAL ANYMORE? WHAT THE FUCT ARE WE DOING???

"Everybody" criticizes Joe Biden for Being Wrong about the 1994 Crime bill and The Mass Incarceration of Black Men. HOWEVER...

While it is true that the EXTREME punishment for Crack Cocaine in comparison to Powdered Cocaine did lead to VAST Quantities of Black Men to be Incarcerated... Is That Good For America? Think this through... It is unlikely for a person to have children WHILE IN PRISON...  Jails Separate Inmates by SEX. Men in one Facility and Women in a Different one... The Effect is that This LAW has prevented Black GENES from reproducing. Classic GENOCIDE. Future Generations will be Whiter... as Black Women who live in the general population sometimes select White Men as Lovers... and the Black Men In Prison WILL NOT BE PART OF THE GENE POOL... So, we have to decide... Is Genocide a Good Thing? Some say That Depends on The Genes... I will let you ponder that thought. 

My Opinion: Genocide is INSANE. Let the Prisoners OUT. Make the punishment for crack equal to the punishment for Powdered Cocaine RETROACTIVELY. The Freed Prisoners will go back to their families and perhaps they will help raise their own children... get useful jobs... do something of Value to Society. AND... We will save Millions of Dollars Currently wasted on Incarceration!