but then we'd have to pay attention to how people actually voted!
No, it would actually come down to, "But then we'd need faith in the accuracy of our vote counters"
If you know that every vote is being counting properly the first time then election via popular vote is the perfect solution. But until that day comes I'd like to hear a better method of quick and (mostly) accurate results. Time is the deterrent this is senariro. The american people want to know who their next president is within hours of voting. Perferably without year long recounts. Would you like to multiply the Florida recount across the entire country? Because you just know what someone, somewhere would lodge a complaint and ask for a complete recount.
Using popular vote in the United States isn't as easy as you think it would be. In a country with 150 million votes cast (assuming 1/2 vote) how close would the vote have to be before you're doing a full recount? 1%? Do you think the election would be decided by 1.5 million votes? I think that's pretty realistic, and then you're stuck recounting the whole damn country.
Not to mention the fact that you'd have to streamline the entire country's voting process. Everyone would have to vote using the same format with all the same candidates.
Think about it.
I'm by no means saying the current method of electing officals in the US is perfect, but the solution isn't nearly as easy as you make it sound.
I'm waiting for the day we get a reality show based on the bounty hunters out searching for these spammers.
*Cut to a scene of 2 large men bursting in the door and some fat balding man infront of his computer trying to eat memory keys of information before getting caught*
now that's tv I'd watch!
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but then we'd have to pay attention to how people actually voted!
No, it would actually come down to, "But then we'd need faith in the accuracy of our vote counters"
If you know that every vote is being counting properly the first time then election via popular vote is the perfect solution. But until that day comes I'd like to hear a better method of quick and (mostly) accurate results. Time is the deterrent this is senariro. The american people want to know who their next president is within hours of voting. Perferably without year long recounts. Would you like to multiply the Florida recount across the entire country? Because you just know what someone, somewhere would lodge a complaint and ask for a complete recount.
Using popular vote in the United States isn't as easy as you think it would be. In a country with 150 million votes cast (assuming 1/2 vote) how close would the vote have to be before you're doing a full recount? 1%? Do you think the election would be decided by 1.5 million votes? I think that's pretty realistic, and then you're stuck recounting the whole damn country.
Not to mention the fact that you'd have to streamline the entire country's voting process. Everyone would have to vote using the same format with all the same candidates.
Think about it.
I'm by no means saying the current method of electing officals in the US is perfect, but the solution isn't nearly as easy as you make it sound.
Here you go people.
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Lindsey
That's basically the comment that got deleted.
And those are the same person!
I'm waiting for the day we get a reality show based on the bounty hunters out searching for these spammers. *Cut to a scene of 2 large men bursting in the door and some fat balding man infront of his computer trying to eat memory keys of information before getting caught* now that's tv I'd watch!