• The US political system

    From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Lee Lofaso on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 07:43:14
    That is due to the archaic electoral college system
    that remains in place. It is more of a process than an election.
    Kinda screwy by European standards.

    There's a lot about the US political system that we over here find extremely screwy.

    For instance, what's this obsession with mail voting? Sweden has had mail voting since 1942, and we've seen absolutely no signs of voting fraud.

    From what I understand, you've only found one case of voter fraud in USA, and that was in North Carolina, where a republican was discovered and his attempt was prevented. So who came up with the idea that democrats were engaged in massive voter fraud? Ah, well, how stupid of me -- it's yet another hoax from the Bunker Boy, no?

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Björn Felten on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 07:49:13
    It happens that Björn Felten -> Lee Lofaso formulated :
    That is due to the archaic electoral college system
    that remains in place. It is more of a process than an election.
    Kinda screwy by European standards.

    There's a lot about the US political system that we over here find extremely screwy.

    The losing candidate can win with 20% of the popular vote.
    Donald Trump did it in 2016 having almost 3 million votes fewer
    than the winner. So what's a few more million to lose by and
    still be declared the winner? When the saints go marching in,
    the saints really go marching in.

    For instance, what's this obsession with mail voting?

    Donald Trump did it. Without being a registered voter. So why
    not everybody else?

    Sweden has had mail voting since 1942, and we've seen absolutely no signs of
    voting fraud.

    First one has to be a legal resident of a state in order to register
    to vote. Unless one is the POTUS, in which case where one lives does
    not matter. And with Trump Tower being torn down, and Mar-a-Lago being
    a club rather than a residence, that will make Trump homeless come
    January 20, 2021.

    From what I understand, you've only found one case of voter fraud in USA, and that was in North Carolina, where a republican was discovered and his attempt was prevented.

    There have been a few more cases than that. Something akin to
    about 150 over the past 10 years throughout the entire USA. Not
    enough to change or affect the results of any elections.

    So who came up with the idea that democrats were engaged in massive voter fraud?

    George Wallace. But he changed his mind later and apologized so he
    could win a fourth term as governor of Alabama. His son (another
    George) said his father was wrong. But you have to remember, little
    boy George is a Republican, unlike his father who was a Democrat.

    Ah, well, how stupid of me -- it's yet another hoax from the Bunker Boy, no?

    Trump was only inspecting the bunker, making sure it was not infected
    by only god knows what.

    --Lee

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