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Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced two bills on Thursday, one to eliminate the electoral college and the other to prohibit presidents from pardoning themselves or their family members.

A press release from Cohen's office stated that the "senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced two Constitutional Amendments today on the opening day of the new Congress. The first would eliminate the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. The second would limit the presidential pardon power by prohibiting presidents from pardoning themselves, members of their families, members of their administrations and their campaign staff."


"In two presidential elections since 2000, including the most recent one in which Hillary Clinton won 2.8 million more votes than her opponent, the winner of the popular vote did not win the election because of the distorting effect of the outdated Electoral College," Cohen said. "Americans expect and deserve the winner of the popular vote to win office. More than a century ago, we amended our Constitution to provide for the direct election of U.S. Senators. It is past time to directly elect our President and Vice President.”

"Presidents should not pardon themselves, their families, their administration or campaign staff," Cohen continued. "This constitutional amendment would expressly prohibit this and any future president, from abusing the pardon power."

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
The Electoral College is embodied in the Constitution in Article 2, Section 1, and in the 12th Amendment. It can't be done away with in a bill.

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_{What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???}

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Originally posted by 911Boss:

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
The Electoral College is embodied in the Constitution in Article 2, Section 1, and in the 12th Amendment. It can't be done away with in a bill.

If you read the article it says they introduced two amendments. It goes no where, wastes their time, but provides the feel good fuzzies their constituents want.

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Originally posted by Will938:
If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.

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Originally posted by airsoft guy:

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Originally posted by 911Boss:

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
The Electoral College is embodied in the Constitution in Article 2, Section 1, and in the 12th Amendment. It can't be done away with in a bill.

If you read the article it says they introduced two amendments. It goes no where, wastes their time, but provides the feel good fuzzies their constituents want.

Now they can say they Did Something, and when it does go nowhere, they can blame it on Trump, because their waterheaded supporters would believe it if they were told Trump is responsible for shitty crops, or floods. It's all just so much jerking off.

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
The Electoral College is embodied in the Constitution in Article 2, Section 1, and in the 12th Amendment. It can't be done away with in a bill.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
This might be A Good Thing. The more time that they waste on dumb-ass things like this, that won't go anywhere, the better.

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Originally posted by craglawnmanor:
Steve Cohen is an idiot. Sadly, that is the nicest thing I can say about him.

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Originally posted by NavyGuy:
zero chance

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
The Electoral College is embodied in the Constitution in Article 2, Section 1, and in the 12th Amendment. It can't be done away with in a bill.