Re: France\'s Election is Today
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The prez of the US is not a people elected official, he is elected by the "Electoral College" whose electors are not bound by the position they took to be popularly elected.
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It is only in VERY rare situations where a person in the electorial college disregards their duties. Those that do disregard their obligation, lose their positions and NEVER get a chance to serve again.
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My understanding, is that this was designed to ensure that a popular vote would not really upset the real political powers agenda!
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This is just not the case.
If you have an election where the popular vote is 50.5% versus 49.5%, then it is POSSIBLE for the 49.5% candidate to win the presidency. This occurred in the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000. So 4 out of 55 elections. The illuminati must be very upset at their dismal performance. The conspiracy theory you cite is silly. The result of the electorial college is smaller states and rural areas have a more significant voice on who gets to be president. Otherwise candidates would ignore small population centers and smaller states would lose their clout. Most US states have a winner take all policy, with regard to electorial votes. This amplifies their influence in the role of the federal govt.
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