If we're going to go for the popular vote, we can just wait for California to vote and let them decide who's going to be president. Save the rest of the states the trouble of running elections.
“Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants”
Finally - this is all academic since Trump can't pass any of those laws and if he did the supreme court - no matter how stacked - WILL throw it out since it would be unconstitutional. The constitution clearly states that immigration laws cannot violate any other constitutional right.
Given that that's exactly the law we had prior to 1965's Hart-Celler act, it's certainly not unconstitutional! And foreigners not resident in the US don't have constitutional rights. For immigration, the law can discriminate any damn way we want it to.
No, I don't need to petition to send the statue back to France. The statue was built in 1886. The plaque was presented by friends of Emma Lazarus in 1903. They have nothing to do with each other.
And since when do we legislate policy by hanging inspirational plaques on statues, anyway? What part of the constitution does that fall under?
What makes you assume that if we went by the popular vote we would have had the same vote totals? You change the method of elections, you also change the incentives of the voters and the candidates. With the electoral collage, what reason would a Republican voter in California even have to bother showing up at the polls? (Also true for Illinois, New England, New York, etc.) You switch to a popular vote, and suddenly Republicans in those states have a lot of incentive to vote! Not enough to flip the states, but if you're counting the national total, but quite possibly enough to overcome Hilldog's popular lead, which primarily came from California.
If you discount California, in the remaining states Trump won the popular vote by almost 2 million. Perhaps we should just let California decide who the president should be?
You've also changed the incentives for the candidates. Trump didn't spend a nickel or a minute in California. Do you think he would have ignored it if he knew that votes for him there would actually count for him?
Let's also keep in mind that "state" is not a synonym for "provence". Technically, the US is a federation, much as the EU is. The states are limited sovereigns. I'll buy that the US should decide national offices by popular vote when you can convince the EU to do the same. Good luck with that!
The whinging about "It's not fair! We was robbed!" Every time a Democrat looses an election is getting pretty tiresome.
At least they're creating a great opportunity for a linux vendor that doesn't use systemd. I wonder how long before we have a reprise of the unix wars?
Apparently the freed up people can go start market research firms, which can then publish reports telling us how automation can free up resources to create more market research firms.
Sure, automation creates new jobs, But not everyone has the wherewithal to be a software developer. High-skill jobs will always exist, but how many will be available to all of the truck drivers displaced by self-driving trucks?
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If we're going to go for the popular vote, we can just wait for California to vote and let them decide who's going to be president. Save the rest of the states the trouble of running elections.
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have plenty of problems to solve in their own country. Why are they looking for trouble half a world away?
...a political activist that also wants to take credit for advances actually developed by engineers, entrepreneurs and lay inventors.
One less commie in the world....
Why don't you just tell us who isn't on the list? It might save a lot of time.
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You have no idea what the hell you're talking about.
8 USC 1182(f)
Given that that's exactly the law we had prior to 1965's Hart-Celler act, it's certainly not unconstitutional! And foreigners not resident in the US don't have constitutional rights. For immigration, the law can discriminate any damn way we want it to.
No, I don't need to petition to send the statue back to France. The statue was built in 1886. The plaque was presented by friends of Emma Lazarus in 1903. They have nothing to do with each other.
And since when do we legislate policy by hanging inspirational plaques on statues, anyway? What part of the constitution does that fall under?
Trump has 4 years and a Republican congress to change immigration laws such that they favor NW Europeans. Don't count your chickens!
What makes you assume that if we went by the popular vote we would have had the same vote totals? You change the method of elections, you also change the incentives of the voters and the candidates. With the electoral collage, what reason would a Republican voter in California even have to bother showing up at the polls? (Also true for Illinois, New England, New York, etc.) You switch to a popular vote, and suddenly Republicans in those states have a lot of incentive to vote! Not enough to flip the states, but if you're counting the national total, but quite possibly enough to overcome Hilldog's popular lead, which primarily came from California.
If you discount California, in the remaining states Trump won the popular vote by almost 2 million. Perhaps we should just let California decide who the president should be?
You've also changed the incentives for the candidates. Trump didn't spend a nickel or a minute in California. Do you think he would have ignored it if he knew that votes for him there would actually count for him?
Let's also keep in mind that "state" is not a synonym for "provence". Technically, the US is a federation, much as the EU is. The states are limited sovereigns. I'll buy that the US should decide national offices by popular vote when you can convince the EU to do the same. Good luck with that!
The whinging about "It's not fair! We was robbed!" Every time a Democrat looses an election is getting pretty tiresome.
At least they're creating a great opportunity for a linux vendor that doesn't use systemd.
I wonder how long before we have a reprise of the unix wars?
Apparently the freed up people can go start market research firms, which can then publish reports telling us how automation can free up resources to create more market research firms.
Sure, automation creates new jobs, But not everyone has the wherewithal to be a software developer. High-skill jobs will always exist, but how many will be available to all of the truck drivers displaced by self-driving trucks?
"Chilling effect" is the intended outcome here. Don't kid yourself.
No, the alt-right are white nationalists. They aren't interested in being "supreme" over anyone. There's a difference.
Look, we need a president that can run the death-camps like a business!
Hail God Emporor Trump!
The most insightful view I've seen of the whole sordid matter
FBI Sources Believe Clinton Foundation Case Moving Towards "Likely an Indictment"
Does this mean the US is now the Weiner Republic?
So, we're now officially the Weiner Republic?
they should have kept it.
I'm willing to believe most of the money is going to Charity. Assuming Charity is the name of Willy's latest bimbo.
This one goes to eleven, you insensitive clod!
I agree she's over reacting. But it's still a dick move on the part of the parents.