It would ease many of my concerns about Trump.
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It would ease many of my concerns about Trump.
[QUOTE=BigBossMan;448196]It would ease many of my concerns about Trump.[/QUOTE]I've never been a huge fan of his but as soon as I read this I could see it. Certainly not the worst idea I've seen. I don't think it will happen though because he dissed him in the campaign. If it does it would certainly show his willingness to mend fences.
This whole "he doesn't know who he's going to pick because he didn't have a plan" shit is starting to piss me off a little. I'm still not a Trump fan but most President elects don't start announcing the major positions until well into December.
[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;448194]Usually when the President Elect or the President wants a meeting with a Foreign Countries Leaders they notify the State Department.
Trump has met a few Leaders of other Countries and has not notified the State Department.[/QUOTE]"Let me know if you're passing by'. With typical British understatement The Times reported that the "informality of the invitation raised eyebrows among British officials".
[URL]http://www.smh.com.au/world/let-me-know-if-youre-passing-by-what-donald-trump-said-to-theresa-may-20161117-gsrzr3.html[/URL]
In this age when everyone is well connected and we can inform ourselves about the quality of the candidates, even those outside our city and state, the college needs reform. California has a population of 38,800,000 and 55 votes, Wyoming has 584,200 and 3 votes. Thus each vote from Wyoming is worth 362% of those from California. At the moment virtually no campaigning is done in many states because the result is never in doubt. If every vote counted, as in a direct election, more attention would be paid to everyone, not just in swing states.
A useful brief history of the electoral college is here: [URL]http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/electcollege_history.php[/URL].
"Direct election was rejected not because the Framers of the Constitution doubted public intelligence but rather because they feared that without sufficient information about candidates from outside their State, people would naturally vote for a "favorite son" from their own State or region.".
[QUOTE=DaddyRulz;448197]I've never been a huge fan of his but as soon as I read this I could see it. Certainly not the worst idea I've seen. I don't think it will happen though because he dissed him in the campaign. If it does it would certainly show his willingness to mend fences.
This whole "he doesn't know who he's going to pick because he didn't have a plan" shit is starting to piss me off a little. I'm still not a Trump fan but most President elects don't start announcing the major positions until well into December.[/QUOTE]What Romney has over the other candidates mentioned is gravitas. Giuliani reminds me of a hit man plus he has Bernard Kerik in his background. Gingrich left office in disgrace in 1998. Haley is a rising star but I question her experience for Secretary of State.
Trump tweeted that he just stopped Ford Motor Company in Kentucky from moving to Mexico.
Ford had no plans to Move.
Why is he still trying to Blow Smoke up his believers Ass?
[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;448202]Trump tweeted that he just stopped Ford Motor Company in Kentucky from moving to Mexico.
Ford had no plans to Move.
Why is he still trying to Blow Smoke up his believers Ass?[/QUOTE][URL]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-18/trump-says-ford-called-to-say-keeping-lincoln-plant-in-kentucky[/URL]
Check your facts, sir. Ford DID plan to move production of the MKC model from Kentucky to Mexico, fortunately TRUMP talked them out of it.
Ford said they had no plans to move.
I guess they lied.
[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;448202]Trump tweeted that he just stopped Ford Motor Company in Kentucky from moving to Mexico.
Ford had no plans to Move.
Why is he still trying to Blow Smoke up his believers Ass?[/QUOTE]
I agree Romney would be a good choice for Secretary of State. Anyone reasonably normal, grounded and respectful will help smooth relations with other countries. I think it will be a tough choice for Romney though.
As far as others on the right, there are many I dislike: Giuliani, Gingrich, Cruz, Huckabee. Nasty and arrogant.
I don't see the Electoral College going away anytime soon, nor would I wish for it. I get the point that it's not normalized to each state's population. But going by the popular vote just gives more influence to big cities vs. Smaller cities/rural areas. Although it might help Dems, I don't think I like the idea of big cities having so much influence. Hillary winning the popular vote is a good thing though. I expect it will be brought up many times over the next 4 years.
[QUOTE=RockHarders;448203][URL]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-18/trump-says-ford-called-to-say-keeping-lincoln-plant-in-kentucky[/URL]
Check your facts, sir. Ford DID plan to move production of the MKC model from Kentucky to Mexico, fortunately TRUMP talked them out of it.[/QUOTE]Fox News (Shep Smith), AP and just about every news source I can find who commented on this called out the serial liar's (Trump) bullshit on this. It was the union that persuaded Ford not to move. Disclaimer: I am not a Clinton supporter or whinging that she lost. In a way I'm glad she lost, but the duplicity of any politician should be reported.
I personally think that most politicians are duplicitous because the voters and media let them get away with it. Democracy is better than other systems, but it is still imperfect. The average voter has the attention span of an ant, and votes for the politician who tells them what they want to hear, not the facts. I wish I had coined the phrase "A good lie is half way around the world before the truth gets its boots on". Trump and Clinton are both guilty of lying, but I guess that Trump's lies resonated louder with the voters in the electoral college "battle ground" states. Thanks to the Founding Fathers, the country may go downhill for a while, but it will survive.
Tres3.
[QUOTE=Tres3;448207]I personally think that most politicians are duplicitous because the voters and media let them get away with it. Democracy is better than other systems, but it is still imperfect. The average voter has the attention span of an ant, and votes for the politician who tells them what they want to hear, not the facts. I wish I had coined the phrase "A good lie is half way around the world before the truth gets its boots on". Trump and Clinton are both guilty of lying, but I guess that Trump's lies resonated louder with the voters in the electoral college "battle ground" states. Thanks to the Founding Fathers, the country may go downhill for a while, but it will survive.
Tres3.[/QUOTE]Agreed. And its the duty of a free press to call them out every time they do lie.
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I don't see the Electoral College going away anytime soon, nor would I wish for it. I get the point that it's not normalized to each state's population. But going by the popular vote just gives more influence to big cities vs. Smaller cities/rural areas. Although it might help Dems, I don't think I like the idea of big cities having so much influence. Hillary winning the popular vote is a good thing though. I expect it will be brought up many times over the next 4 years.[/QUOTE]The popular vote win is now about 1.7 million. The electoral college system is looking a lot like affirmative action for rural areas!
[QUOTE=SteveC;448210]The popular vote win is now about 1.7 million. The electoral college system is looking a lot like affirmative action for rural areas![/QUOTE]As it was intended - please download and read the Federalist Papers.
They were written in the late 1780s.
How is that have anything to do with today's changing Politics?
There have been updates to other Constitutional amendments.
So should the 12th Amendment; the Electoral College created on February 01, 1877.
[QUOTE=Doppelganger;448211]As it was intended - please download and read the Federalist Papers.[/QUOTE]