Ocasio-Cortez: Electoral College is
‘Affirmative Action’ for Rural Americans
Breitbart Politics,
by
Aaron Klein
Original Article
Posted By: M2,
8/25/2019 6:38:44 AM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) continued her verbal assault on the Electoral College, this time smearing the Constitutional system that guarantees big states don’t have undue influence in electing the president as an “electoral affirmative action” scheme for rural Americans.
On Friday, Ocasio-Cortez posted the following 5-point missive on Twitter:
I see Fox News is big mad about abolishing the electoral college.
So let’s talk about it.
1) If the GOP were the “silent majority” they claim, they wouldn’t be so scared of a popular vote.
They *know* they aren’t the majority. They rely on establishing minority rule for power.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
KatieJo 8/25/2019 7:03:31 AM (No. 161492)
Hey fellow redneck honkies! We're a minority! Do we have the right to be offended now?
Seriously though, the popular vote is won in the big cities with the vote harvesting.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
RCFLyer98 8/25/2019 7:03:41 AM (No. 161493)
The Electoral College was a brilliant idea conceived by some brilliant people. Some even say, providentially led. I can only imagine the disaster that this "pea" brain could come with.
35 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
saguni 8/25/2019 7:28:14 AM (No. 161503)
I bet she thinks food is created in some warehouse behind the grocery store??
How would she survive if farmers i that "empty" landscape decided ti quit shipping their product to the east coast?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
maryann4629 8/25/2019 7:48:56 AM (No. 161509)
Okay. So, does that mean we can get reparations, too???
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
poliposter 8/25/2019 8:14:43 AM (No. 161519)
I agree #2. No way she is bright enough to come up with five points to back up her position on her own. She is dim, dim, dim.
13 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
Goose 8/25/2019 8:19:46 AM (No. 161522)
I thought Affirmative Action was supposed to be a good thing. Silly me!
21 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
padiva 8/25/2019 8:34:48 AM (No. 161531)
Keep chattering, Sandy. What does 'the rule of law' mean to you?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Gordon Mills 8/25/2019 8:39:13 AM (No. 161533)
I'm glad to see she acknowledges that Affirmative Action is government mandated discrimination
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
kdsils60 8/25/2019 8:58:10 AM (No. 161548)
Boy... those socialists HATE the electoral college... If you're struggling to appreciate the wisdom of our Founding Fathers and the providence of God looking over the nation that "pledges our fidelity to Him", look no further than the electoral college - it's saved us from Al Gore and Hillary Clinton! What a blessing that our forefathers had the wisdom to understand and implement the electoral college!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
planetgeo 8/25/2019 9:06:00 AM (No. 161553)
It's hilarious watching them acknowledge their awareness of their own AA scamming without any hint of embarrassment. Just shows how brazen and really how stupid they are.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
VinGoombatz 8/25/2019 9:13:03 AM (No. 161558)
The comparison is interesting. Affirmative action/Electoral College. But it's wrong. The key is that Affirmative Action is intended to reduce the realization of good human competencies in the processes of decisionmaking and power. The Electoral College idea is not involved in human competencies.
7 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
JunkYardDog 8/25/2019 9:26:19 AM (No. 161565)
Any idea or mechanism that keeps power in the hands of the people is like kryptonite to Socialists like Taco Barbie. Once again, an elite declares that the populations of the coasts should override the will of all the people combined in the USA. I think we'll be seeing the last of her and the 'squad' come next November.
10 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 8/25/2019 10:07:18 AM (No. 161584)
Please keep it up, you idiot. You are convincing a LOT of people that you are dangerous.
Don't stop.
11 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
PChristopher 8/25/2019 10:19:17 AM (No. 161595)
Mouthy, arrogant, obnoxious, insulting.... everything a guy could want. Sheeesh
5 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
red1066 8/25/2019 10:21:02 AM (No. 161599)
I'm guessing the reason Hitlery received more votes in 2016 is because people weren't quite sure about Trump. They voted for a known commodity rather then taking a chance on someone somewhat unknown. Trump's history was back and forth. He was a democrat, then he wasn't. Now that Trump has been in office for close to three years, he's not an unknown anymore. He's done pretty much what he said he was going to do, and the country for the most part is better off as a result. The 2018 election was influenced by false charges that have now been proved false by the dems themselves. Anyone on the fence now about what party to vote for, is either scattered brained, or just an idiot., and should have their voting rights revoked. The differences between the political parties couldn't be more clear. The founders were so brilliant in drafting the Constitution and adding the electoral college, that dimwits like AOC just can't grasp the concept.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Bazi 8/25/2019 10:23:22 AM (No. 161601)
Rural Americans -as in deplorables. Thanks. We know all about the left's contempt for us- up close and personal.
2020 KAG!
6 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Moritz55 8/25/2019 10:27:52 AM (No. 161604)
Someone really needs to explain to AOC why we pledge allegiance to “...the republic...” and not to “the democracy.” Our Founders wanted our rights protected from tyranny in any form, whether it comes from a king or a metropolis.
8 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Namma 8/25/2019 10:41:26 AM (No. 161615)
Excellent article written by Trent England in Imprimis, a publication from Hillsdale College.
The electoral college was ingenious. Not only does it protect the votes of the small states it helps in the recounting of votes if needed. Prevents a nation wide recount. I think our founding fathers were directed by Diving Guidance. How did our delegates to the writing of our Constitution know that some states would be much larger then others, and to be fair to all states, institute the Electoral College. to me its just Amazing.If you can read this article, do so. Very informative. Along with AOC wanting to get rid of the Electoral College, so does Elizabeth Warren. Dems, wanting to win by hook or by crook. They do that so well.
4 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
lil dotty 8/25/2019 10:43:27 AM (No. 161622)
AOC, bless your heart!
This is one college from which you'll never receive a diploma; no matter how much you apply yourself and your ability.
3 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 8/25/2019 10:49:18 AM (No. 161630)
Ocasio-Cortez is affirmative action for the mentally deficient.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
EaglePaul 8/25/2019 10:49:44 AM (No. 161633)
The New York Nitwit knows far better than Madison, Jefferson, and Franklin how best to form a Constitutional Republic that will endure more than two centuries
5 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
jacksin5 8/25/2019 10:56:09 AM (No. 161639)
AOC will be unemployed by 2021. Both Parties in her District are putting forward candidates to get her off the stage.
3 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
TennDon 8/25/2019 11:03:50 AM (No. 161644)
Occluded Cortex. Nuff said!
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
BillW. 8/25/2019 11:12:52 AM (No. 161650)
Is clueless one word, or hyphenated?
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
stablemoney 8/25/2019 11:39:05 AM (No. 161687)
Nothing like having advice from an ignorant bartender every day.
4 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
Starboard_side 8/25/2019 11:46:01 AM (No. 161699)
Folks, do not dismiss her comments, she likely knows we have a representative Republic.
The point, they don't want it anymore, they are looking to fundamentally transform the United States of America into a whole other type of system, and it's not going to be democratic or representative.
So, her call to the Silent Majority, is to really rally at the voting booths, and overwhelm the entire political elite class (both sides).
Once that happens, they'll take more notice, IMO.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
lanczos 8/25/2019 11:50:56 AM (No. 161709)
Rumor has it that AOC demands free Electoral College for everyone...
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A rural American is now only 3/5 of a person
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Old Army Vet 8/25/2019 1:11:40 PM (No. 161816)
What a dim wit. She doesn't have the brains she was born with.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
dwa 8/25/2019 6:51:56 PM (No. 162058)
If AOC had a brain cell, it would be the only one.
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Anyone seen Whoma leaving Edith Ann's residence ? Hopefully, now that her trainer is gone, some reporter will catch her off guard and ask her to explain the Electoral College in detail.
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