Future presidential elections: Should the 12th amendment to the U.S. Constitution be repealed to do away with a two-man party ticket, making the closest losing candidate VP?

by MkB Posted 2012/04/14 01:07:09

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	Not sure.	4 votes	24%

The 12th amendment was ratified in 1804 to include a two man party ticket. Maybe the way presidents are elected should be revisited?

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stevmackey 2012/05/12 19:50:46

Not sure.

Can they find a way to get an honest vote. The flaw with the Electoral College is that they can at any time change their vote.

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JoeM 2012/05/12 14:46:47

No.

There was a good reason they pass and ratified the 12th amendment in time for the fourth election. The original idea needed a "tweek".

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doofiegirl POTL~PWCM~JLA 2012/05/12 08:11:38

Not sure.

Think on it for a second. Romney wins the most votes-------Odimwit comes in second. OMG! http://einhornpress.com/image...

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☠ Live Free Or Die ☠ 2012/05/11 21:06:48

No.

Maybe the VP should run separately?

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potlatch 2012/05/11 21:00:06

No.

No, the 'runner-up' wasn't picked for a reason.

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Uranos7 2012/05/11 19:05:25

Yes.

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I vote yes.
If they also abolish all political parties, funding going to the candidate not thier political affiliation will force people to look at who they are voting for.
Then they would have to learn to work together for the people to get re-elected. Incumbents are not elligible for second chance they either win and stay or loose and the 2 highest runners get in.

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Flamingolady 2012/04/17 15:58:39

No.

+1

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FAWKES' NOOSE ~ ΔTX 2012/04/14 01:53:43

No.

That's absurd. This is the United States not a Condo Association.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/04/14 01:34:02

No.

Nope

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Hula girl - Friends not Fol... 2012/04/14 01:14:01

No.

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No way...I sure wouldn't want Obama back in office let alone VP. That just assures one loser gets into office. So a communist runs...that assures him getting into the White House. Yep, good job on that one.

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Uranos7 to Hula gi... 2012/05/11 19:00:21

Incumbents not elligible for second chance election they either win and stay or loose and the 2 highest runners get in.

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Hula gi... to Uranos7 2012/05/11 21:24:10

So if both are communists...good job. Yep, perfect way to stack an election. Nooooo thanks.

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Uranos7 to Hula gi... 2012/05/11 22:40:25

If a majority of people vote for a communist then they must want to be a communist nation. I doubt that would happpen in America and why would communist be the only ones running. Also if political parties did not exist thier would be no communist party to orchestrate an election of only communist.
By outlawing political parties you take away the organization needed to bring about communism.

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Hula gi... to Uranos7 2012/05/11 22:56:53

You doubt it would happen in America? Really? It already did....he's in office.

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Uranos7 to Hula gi... 2012/05/11 23:13:36

Obama is an authoritarian not a communist.
He doesn't nationalize anything he hands money to his banker and auto company buddies so that they can have bonuses from thier failed businesses. That is not very communist is it?
He just threw a few dollars in the welfare coffer as a distraction and it worked.

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Hula gi... to Uranos7 2012/05/12 04:03:46 (edited)

He's a registered member of the Democrat Socialist party. He was raised with, Mentored and friended his whole life with Communists.

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Uranos7 to Hula gi... 2012/05/12 07:49:45 (edited)

So did Kim Jon Il who also also pretends to be a coomunist but is an authoritarian, as are Abdenejad and Chavez.
Communism seeks to redistribute wealth among the people making everyone equal, which is why it never works.
Authoritarianism seeks to secure the wealth and power for a chosen few.
He is not trying to equal out the wealth but to secure it for the ones he deems worthy of it.

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Hula gi... to Uranos7 2012/05/12 18:13:03

He's both but is consorting with the enemy to bring us down.

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Uranos7 to Hula gi... 2012/05/12 18:20:45

You see my point now Communism is merely the fairy tale dictators tell thier followers to help them gain power.

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Hula gi... to Uranos7 2012/05/12 23:49:11

Ours is still one.

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