<![CDATA[An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule]]>and we have the electoral college.

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/45072/an-excellent-article-about-why-the-popular-vote-doesn-t-ruleRSS for NodeThu, 01 Oct 2026 02:50:34 GMTWed, 07 Dec 2016 18:36:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:41:05 GMT]]>oh, DH, don't confuse em with reality.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661701https://brownsboard.com/post/661701Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:41:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:43:13 GMT]]>Actually, the Tsunami is what caused the nuclear disaster. The plant was shutting down per protocol when it detected the earthquake the Tsunami did the damage.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661673https://brownsboard.com/post/661673Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:43:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:26:50 GMT]]>The number of people killed as a result of Fukushima was in the hundreds, and it only happened because of an earthquake - pro-tip, don't build nuclear reactors on fault lines.

Meanwhile, air pollution casualties runs into hundreds of thousands (in the US), to say nothing about respiratory diseases.

Of course, that would need to be scaled to the number of power plants of each type. There are around 500 fossil fuel plants in the US. That puts it at around 400 deaths per power plant.

There are plenty of other concerns - global warming from fossil fuel vs literal fallout from nuclear disasters, but those are becoming a lot more rare.

Then there's solar, wind, hydro, tidal...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661668https://brownsboard.com/post/661668Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:26:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:22:51 GMT]]>Fear out of ignorance. I can understand where they're coming from, but it doesn't mean they're right.

At a scientific, technical level nuclear power is a great option. We have misconceptions leading to fear holding it back.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661665https://brownsboard.com/post/661665Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:22:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:08:32 GMT]]>Well then you're a sociopath. A lot of people don't understand nuclear power. You have to be able to understand how they feel

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@the-cysko-kid said:

After disasters at chernobyl and fukushima and, to a lesser degree, three mile island can you blame people?

Yes

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661637https://brownsboard.com/post/661637Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:46:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:45:20 GMT]]>After disasters at chernobyl and fukushima and, to a lesser degree, three mile island can you blame people?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661635https://brownsboard.com/post/661635Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:45:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:39:34 GMT]]>My analogy was more to highlight ignorance, not fear.

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@mld-woody said:

And a lot of Americans are scared by the word "nuclear" in nuclear power

I don't see anyone scared of the electoral college. Most see the need of it and it coincides with the principles of the founders of this country in setting up a republic and not a true democracy and to prevent concentration of power in certain areas of the country.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661570https://brownsboard.com/post/661570Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:00:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:59:59 GMT]]>And a lot of Americans are scared by the word "nuclear" in nuclear power

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661543https://brownsboard.com/post/661543Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:59:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:09:35 GMT]]>

@mld-woody said:

"it's hard to change" isn't exactly support for the current system

You didn't read obstacle 1.

The electoral college isnt' going anywhere, some people are going to have to learn to deal with it. The first obstacle is polls showing popular support for the electoral college. The second obstacle is it would need approval of 2/3 rds in the Senate and the House and finally voter approved in 38 states. Not going to happen.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661534https://brownsboard.com/post/661534Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:09:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:08:11 GMT]]>It also doesn't stop OBF getting all excited about abortion laws which will never be passed.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661533https://brownsboard.com/post/661533Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:08:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:04:01 GMT]]>"it's hard to change" isn't exactly support for the current system

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/661532https://brownsboard.com/post/661532Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:04:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An excellent article about why the popular vote doesn't rule on Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:43:20 GMT]]>The electoral college isnt' going anywhere, some people are going to have to learn to deal with it. The first obstacle is polls showing popular support for the electoral college. The second obstacle is it would need approval of 2/3 rds in the Senate and the House and finally voter approved in 38 states. Not going to happen.

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