... requirements date to war of 1812--remember, adams's alien act increased the residency period, alien voting was a given)
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Replying to @alicemazzy
anyway, the electoral college is purely ceremonial now, and demanding it act is to demand a very different form of government than we have
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Replying to @alicemazzy
nevermind that this would almost certainly trigger a civil war as the various departments gather behind their chosen pretenders
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Replying to @alicemazzy
oh and remember servicemen were about split between trump and *johnson*, with clinton a distant third, so good luck with that
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Replying to @alicemazzy
really I vastly discount the impact popular will has on politics, see mostly rule by various alphabet agencies and executive branch staffers
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Replying to @alicemazzy
but appealing to the college under "muh founders" is antithetical to the past two centuries of enfranchisement and removal of safeguards
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Replying to @alicemazzy
to be fair, idgaf what appeal is used. If there's a possibility, there's too much at stake to not TRY. many of us are despairing
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if it did happen (it won't) millions would likely die in the immediate aftermath. this is, imo, a Bad Outcome
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I don't think I consider "immediate civil war" as likely an outcome, or even as dangerous as this motherfucker's presidency.
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Replying to @SevenCubed @alicemazzy
impeachment is a more promising route but then we're stuck with Grand Inquisitor Pence so maybe not worth the effort
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tbh I'd much rather have trump than pence
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