On the Electoral College: UPDATED

"The case against America’s idiosyncratic election system isn’t as simple as you think." 

 Four Theses on the Electoral College  . . . "Democrats are seething at having lost the presidency while winning the popular vote for the second time in the twenty-first century. Liberal media outlets are publishing a flurry of pieces attacking America’s allegedly antiquated system for electing its presidents, and social media is abuzz with petitions to replace it with a national popular vote system. This reaction is understandable: Our democratic instincts tells us that all votes should count exactly equally, and that the person who gets the most total votes should win.

"But the case against James Madison’s original design isn’t quite that simple. Here are four points that liberals upset with the outcome might weigh against the visceral indignation of an electoral-popular vote split." . . .

You should know the above map was prior to the election and contained this:

Hillary wins the popular vote – not  . . . "But the Electoral College brilliantly smooths out the variances in the voting proclivities among states and regions.  Farmers in the middle of the country and importers and exporters on the shore get roughly equal say, as do Madison Ave. execs and factory workers in Tennessee.

"Shortcomings?  Sure.  The E.C. can make an R vote meaningless in a very few heavily D states or vice versa.  But without the Electoral College, the country’s entire population is subject to the disproportionate voting preferences of the few most populous states."

NRO: Why We Have an Electoral College  . . . "Every state gets one electoral vote for each of its congressional representatives. This means that the larger states have more say in electing a president, but no state has no say — each, no matter how sparsely populated, gets at least three votes, one for the minimum congressman-at-large and one for each senator." . . .

UPDATE: The Electoral College is ‘Absolutely Brilliant’ Nationally, But Mob Rule Remains at State Level 

 "There have been countless stories, news clips, soc media vids etc of liberals whining and complaining about the electoral system. It’s very existence is to prevent what these sore losers are demanding, mob rule. If the electoral college was not in place a handful of states would decide elections for the entire nation. Do you want New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, California or even Texas deciding who the next President is? If democrats and all the snowflakes, participating in Soros organized protests coast-to-coast, were to get their way that is exactly what will happen!"

WATCH: Chris Wallace Joins ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ To Discuss The Reporting On Donald Trump

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MSNBC Commentator Says Trump’s ObamaCare Rant “Part of His Racist,” “White Supremacist” Appeal   "MSNBC managed to get everything wrong in this next segment which was set up to be more of a character assassination of Donald Trump."

NY Times: Sorry not sorry for biased reporting  "Apparently the NY Times is reeling from its abysmal, over-the-top, foaming-at-the-mouth anti-Trump “news” coverage.

"Mark Halperin of Bloomberg News and Joe Scarborough noted the bias regarding election results coverage:" . . .

Story About White Trump Supporters Threatening Black Women With A Gun Exposed As A Hoax  . . . "Minorities are all worried about being targeted by racists now that Trump is the president elect. They can all relax because the only real threat to them is in their imaginations. " . . .

Hilarious: New York Times Publisher Vows To ‘Rededicate’ Paper To Reporting Honestly  "Via Fox News:

The publisher of The New York Times penned a letter to readers Friday promising that the paper would “reflect” on its coverage of this year’s election while rededicating itself to reporting on “America and the world” honestly. Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., the paper’s embattled publisher, appealed to Times readers for their continued support. “We cannot deliver the independent, original journalism for which we are known without the loyalty of our subscribers,” the letter states.   Keep reading…

Who will be Trump's chief of staff? Kellyanne Conway says the announcement of The Donald's assistant is 'imminent'

UK Daily Mail  . . . "Conway told reporters late Saturday night that there are 'several people being considered' for the position, according to ABC News.  

"But, she added, 'it's Mr Trump's decision ultimately'. 

"She said that she thinks 'Reince Priebus has expressed interest in the position' as well. 

Conway told reporters that she believes RNC chairman Reince Priebus (left) has expressed interest in the position. Steve Bannon (right), campaign CEO for Trump is also being considered for chief of staff

. . . "Trump ran as an outsider, but some suggest it would be risky to tap another outsider to serve as his right hand in the Oval Office.

" 'I'm trying to think of who was successful as chief of staff as an outsider and I can't think of one,' said John H. Sununu, the former New Hampshire governor who served as chief of staff for the first three years of former President George H.W. Bush's administration."

Trump and the military

Survey: Troops prefer Trump to Clinton

Inside the mind of Trump's national security guru   . . . "If Flynn is Trump's national security advisor or secretary of defense we can expect him to push for a closer relationship with the Russians; a punitive policy on Iran -- and a more aggressive war on Islamist militants around the world. These views mesh well with what we have heard from Donald Trump on the campaign trail. 

"Such new policies, however, come with real risks: Warmer relations with the Russians might encourage Putin's adventurism in Eastern Europe . . ."

Bear in mind, this source is the openly anti-Trump CNN.

This retired Army general was a scholar and acolyte of David Petraeus. Now he’s on Team Trump  . . . “ 'Anyone who can keep that group heading in the same direction should be well suited to assisting the Trump team with government transition in the weeks ahead,” Mansoor said. " . . .

Winners and whiners

For the first time in 8 years, I am proud of my country  . . . "Still, until the very end, on November 7, thousands of unintimidated, courageous Americans showed up at Trump's rallies to save this country from the pervasive darkness blanketing this nation.

"On January 20, we will begin to sift through the wreckage of the Obama years.  The  out-of-control, angry, hate-filled protesters burning Trump in  effigy, publicly calling for his assassination, and brutalizing innocent people are Obama's nightmarish children.  Their lawless tantrums after the election remind us exactly why we, along with Donald Trump, beat Hillary Clinton."

MoveOn Petition Asks Electoral College to Vote Hillary Clinton  . . . "Furthermore, Hillary Clinton has already done the right thing, conceding the race to Trump and encouraging her supporters to accept the results of the election. Even if the Electoral College were to buck the voters and cast their ballots for Clinton, that would not alter the election, as she has already ruled herself out." . . .

If it turns out Hillary is sincere about this, she will have at last earned some new respect.

Hate in the Time of Tantrums  "We're living in a time of tantrums right now.  Liberals, progressives, and soi-disantsocial justice warriors are acting out everywhere from Harvard to the Hollywood Freeway that was blocked near my house last night by demonstrators waving signs reading "Love Trumps Hate," as they chanted "F... Trump!" over the din of the traffic." . . .

If there is so much hatred and bigotry in America . . .why do Liberals have to fake hate crimes, and acts of hatred and discrimination?

"Looks like Trump supporters have replaced the "big black guy" as faux perpetrator."

Daley Gator

 A University of Louisiana Lafayette student who said she was physically attacked and robbed of her wallet and hijab made up the story, according to the Lafayette Police Department.

Public Information Officer Karl Ratcliff said police are charging the 18-year-old student with filing a false police report.

The young woman filed a police report Wednesday claiming two white males approached her near the campus, in the 100 block of Smith Street, around 11 a.m.

She also claimed one of the males was wearing a “Trump” hat and they both yelled racial obscenities at her, police said.

As police began to investigate the student’s claims they did not locate any witnesses or surveillance video to corroborate her story

"Why that little liar! Again, to the Left, truth is not a value, as this once again shows. Moonbattety has a loooonnnggggg list of other Hate Hoaxes you should peruse." 

Veterans Day, 2016

Who Are These 'Veterans' Who Get Their Own Special Day? . . . "There are no “jumpin’ junkies” in this military, no one who whines that their daddy couldn’t buy them a deferment or the stupid doctor said their back was just fine.  You can actually trust the man on your right and your left to save your life just as you would theirs. No fragging, no divide between the Harvard dropout and the poverty-hobbled the-Army-or-jail enlistee. 

"But along the way we have lost that great leveler that crossed class, racial, and economic boundaries.  We veterans learned so much from each other and it wasn’t always about military skills.  We learned how other people lived, what they thought and, often, what it was in their upbringing that caused them to think and talk and act in a way somewhat different from the way we were brought up." . . .

Hillary was crying inconsolably once she lost to Trump and blamed Comey and Obama

Rich Lowry  "Hillary Clinton “couldn’t stop crying” once she learned of her loss to Donald Trump on Tuesday, best-selling conservative author Ed Klein told Newsmax TV on Wednesday.

“About 6:30 this morning she called an old friend,” he began on “The Steve Malzberg Show” in an interview. “She was crying, inconsolably.

“She couldn’t stop crying.

“Her friend said — her female friend from way, way, back — said that it was even hard to understand what she was saying, she was crying so hard.

“This is Hillary we’re talking about,” Klein said.

“Eventually,” he continued, “her friend said she could make out that she was blaming James Comey, the director of the FBI, for her loss — and this I don’t understand exactly — and the president of the United States for not doing enough.”

Klein said his source then asked further about President Barack Obama.

“She said: ‘Well, she felt, Hillary felt, that the president could have stopped Comey a long time ago, because that’s what [former President] Bill [Clinton] said.”

You know I wanted Hillary over Trump but she really has no one to blame but herself. She was way too scripted and entitled. She hid herself for way too long and she just wasn’t likeable. Plus she had no message as to why we should support her. It was always more Obama and Trump is evil. Her campaign staff imo really dropped the ball."

Trump Reveals Policy Goals: "Building That Wall", End "War On Coal", Repeal Obamacare, Dismantle Dodd-Frank

Zero Hedge  "On his transition website GreatAgain.gov, the Trump team has laid out the framework of his initial policies with policies focused i) on American Security including as Defense and National security, Immigration Reform and Building That Wall, and Energy Independence; ii) Getting America Back to Work Again including Tax Reform; Regulatory Reform; Trade Reform; Education; Transportation & Infrastructure and Financial Services Reform; and iii) Government for the people including Healthcare Reform (Obamacare), Veterans Administration Reform and Protecting Americans' Constitutional Rights.

"The key highlights include:" . . .

VETERANS DAY

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Stunner! Trump cites 10th Amendment in agenda/ Explaining the Tenth Amendment to children.

"Boldin noted that in 1798, Thomas Jefferson “wrote that ‘whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force.' ' ”

Bob Unruh  "The TAC’s Michael Boldin wrote: “When it comes to limits of federal power under the Constitution, the view of many Founding Fathers fits under the same theme. That is, federal acts outside of the Constitution are null and void. Oliver Ellsworth, the Supreme Court’s third chief justice, put it this way during the ratification debates: ‘If the United States go beyond their powers, if they make a law which the Constitution does not authorize, it is void.' ' ”

. . . "Now, it appears his tenure in the Oval Office will venture from the mainstream, but probably in a good way.

"A constitutional way.

On a new website his transition team has created, he’s advocating for the 10th Amendment, the provision in the U.S. Constitution cited often by conservatives who believe the federal government has usurped rights the Founders meant for the states.

"Under his plan to “make America great again,” he addresses constitutional rights.

“Donald Trump understands the solemn duty that comes from the oath of office – swearing to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.’ He embraces the fact that the reason the Founders of this nation decided to adopt a written Constitution as the supreme law of the land for the first time in world history was to create a democratic form of government in which ordinary people would know the powers of government and the rights of the people. That is why the Constitution’s 4,400 words were written in a way that ordinary Americans would read and understand them, and use a standard to hold public officials accountable.”

The statement continues: “As President, Donald Trump will fulfill that sworn duty, vetoing legislation that exceeds congressional authority, taking actions as chief executive and commander-in-chief that are consistent with his constitutional role, and nominating judges and Supreme Court justices who are committed to interpreting the Constitution and laws according to their original public meaning.

“He will defend Americans’ fundamental rights to free speech, religious liberty, keeping and bearing arms, and all other rights guaranteed to them in the Bill of Rights and other constitutional provisions. This includes the Tenth Amendment guarantee that many areas of governance are left to the people and the states, and are not the role of the federal government to fulfill. The Constitution declares that as Americans we have the right to speak freely, share and live out our beliefs, raise and protect our families, be free from undue governmental abuse, and participate in the public square. ”

"The amendment states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”

"The Tenth Amendment Center lists about 30 specific powers granted to the federal government in the Constitution, although the number may change depending on how they’re counted:" . . .

Much more in this informative, in-depth article.
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Explaining the Tenth Amendment to kids
. . . Facts about the Tenth Amendment

• The Tenth Amendment was introduced to the U.S. Constitution by James Madison.
• The Tenth Amendment is a good example of a part of the Constitution that talks about federalism, which is a type of government that is split up into different governing sections.
• The Tenth Amendment was supposed to help limit Congress’s(sp) powers, by preventing any un-enumerated rights, but instead it resulted in more uncertainty ... about their rights. 

more. . .

Now just who are the racists and bigots? Who said Trump supporters?

High school student is attacked in the school yard after posting her support for Trump on Instagram "Jade Armenio, a sophomore at Woodside High School in Redwood City, California, shared her view on the social media site on Tuesday night alongside millions of others. In the post, the teenager, who cannot yet vote, said she hoped the Republican candidate would win. She was attacked on camera (left) the following day by another student who grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground after Trump's election victory."

Simon Schama launches into impassioned rant as he compares Trump's election to the rise of HITLER
"Schama, who teaches at Columbia University in New York, reacted angrily after newspaper columnist Melanie Phillips told him: 'Calm down, dear.' "

War photojournalist is hospitalized after savage beating by four anti-Trump activists while covering the protests in Oakland  "The 27-year-old was hospitalized and had both his cameras, which were worth $5,000, destroyed in the violent attack."

CNN Knew Who Was Behind the Riots in Several Major US Cities But Didn’t Report It  "This is the second day of riots which the media is fueling. MSM is hyping them for ratings. The reporters will not report who are behind these riots. It’s George Soros, the Socialist Party, the Revolutionary Communist Party and others."