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[Hypoxia]

Exercise: Count the electoral votes, and their total population as a percentage of the nation, of the 20 smallest states. Now convince me that such a small minority should control the national gov't.

I've just run the numbers roughly. What I see is:

If bare majorities in the largest states voted one way, 11 states and 28% of the national popular vote would take the presidency. If bare majorities in the smallest states voted one way, 40 states but only 23% of the national popular vote would win.

Go ahead, convince me that minorities under 25-30% should run the nation.
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ObTopic: When those not eligible for clearance are blackmailed into treason, who's responsible?

 

[Hypoxia]

There were bad people on "both sides."

I've looked at scum from both sides now
From the right, and the left, but still somehow...
I can keep score by the killings.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

You like parsing words as if you were legally trained, which you say you weren't. Parse what I wrote:
I seem to recall prior 3% popular vote margins in state and federal elections referred to as 'landslides'. And a candidate could garner a YUUGE majority of electors despite being rejected by 2/3 of voters. THAT is rewarding losers. THAT makes a travesty of our democratic republic.

Exercise: Count the electoral votes, and their total population as a percentage of the nation, of the 20 smallest states. Now convince me that such a small minority should control the national gov't.

BTW I apologize for a typo in the original post. (I blame cataracts.) It should read, "HRC received more votes than any presidential candidate in history except Obama." The popular vote champs!

In their effort to avoid a tyranny of the majority the FF's framework rolled forward 240-odd years, along with some assinie SC decisions, and the two-party system, has created a tyranny of the minority.

 

[BotanyBoy]

There were bad people on "both sides."

Very good....now doesn't it feel better being that much less of a blatant partisan hypocrite??

Exercise: Count the electoral votes, and their total population as a percentage of the nation, of the 20 smallest states. Now convince me that such a small minority should control the national gov't.

Because our FF's didn't like the idea of a simple majority mob rule. So if you can't win enough of that minority of knuckle dragging red neck pieces of shit you wouldn't piss on to putt out a fire over, which isn't much, then you don't get to win.

It forces you to give them consideration....woes is you.

You really should go pick up a basic 6th grade level civics course.

And since not hating the USA and most of the people in it is so fucking impossible for you maybe you should consider getting the fuck out yea?

Go to Venezuela you fucking degenerate.

 

[BotanyBoy]

In their effort to avoid a tyranny of the majority the FF's framework rolled forward 240-odd years, along with some assinie SC decisions, and the two-party system, has created a tyranny of the minority.

It's not tyranny of the minority....

You just have to sell more of the USA on your socialist bullshit than your uber metroplex coastal strongholds.

You're going to have to get at least SOME of the heartland (people you hate) to join team iron fisted communism and you win.

Good luck with that!!!

 

[Aglaopheme]

Congratulations on getting one right (see bolded sentence above).

Tell you what. Let's make a deal. You keep focusing on the word "major" in an online article, and I'll keep focusing on the substantive questions and answers to those questions IN the article, including this exchange:


Please note that an "unusual background" does NOT equate to the FBI finding "troubling or suspicious information." Either, both or neither could be true for anyone still holding an interim clearance regardless of your (admittedly irrelevant) feelings about their "validity."

And here's another interesting fact on the same subject as reported by CNN:



ALL of those background investigations are conducted by the same FBI. And as the article further points out, "if that paperwork is delayed, the interim clearance stays in place."

But none of this means shit to you because you've already decided that the problem is that Trump doesn't give a shit about security vetting. In your world Trump is doing the stalling, and the FBI is ...... doing what exactly??? It's like they're not even there? If the interim security clearance holders were as derelict as you seem to think they are, then why hasn't the FBI closed the files on ALL of these fraudsters?

"Sorry Mr. President. There are numerous potentially disqualifying background facts on every degenerate you've placed in a national security position. It took us exactly six weeks to close the books on them all. It's your call, but our job here is done."

But the Bureau hasn't said that. Have they?

Until now.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...6a950029788_story.html?utm_term=.c8fe27ff782c

 

[Carnal_Flower]

Funny how John Kelley "suddenly" realized there's a whole bunch of people without valid security clearances running around (once they got caught, that is). If it was all hunky dory, why are they scrambling to fix it now? Everyone who ranted about how this was a big nothing burger have been proven to be wrong, again.

Jared's had his ass kicked.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Funny how John Kelley "suddenly" realized there's a whole bunch of people without valid security clearances running around (once they got caught, that is). If it was all hunky dory, why are they scrambling to fix it now? Everyone who ranted about how this was a big nothing burger have been proven to be wrong, again.

Jared's had his ass kicked.

Good job WaPo, NYT and CNN.

 

[toeskr]

Funny how John Kelley "suddenly" realized there's a whole bunch of people without valid security clearances running around (once they got caught, that is). If it was all hunky dory, why are they scrambling to fix it now? Everyone who ranted about how this was a big nothing burger have been proven to be wrong, again.

Jared's had his ass kicked.

Is that worse than hillary getting her ass kicked by not having the holy torch passed to her by Barry?

Damn, sucks when shit happens.

 

[about_average]

Oh look at that...Donald's Chief of Staff for Veteran's Affairs altered emails and lied to a department ethics committee so his wife's trip was paid for by taxpayer money. He also illegally accepted Wimbledon tickets. The VA Inspector General states "Your staff's conduct related to this investigation reeks of an agenda," and "Your portrayal of this trip is overall and entirely inaccurate."

DRAIN THE SWAMP DRAIN THE SWAMP....(except for our guys)

Well, they fired his aide so all is well.

 

[Rightguide]

Until now.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...6a950029788_story.html?utm_term=.c8fe27ff782c

The story doesn't really say anything other than speculation based mostly on unnamed sources. All from a news source who for a year has attempted to frame the President and now is trying to do the same thing to his son in law in continued furtherance of its heretofore failed efforts.

Mueller's efforts in regard to Kushner could be the reason for the delay. The FBIs record of concern for securing classified information as well as the WaPo's has been well testified to by the Clinton email affair where the FBi covered up her criminal behavior and the WaPo refused to pursue it in a serious manner. The whole thing smells of partisanship. If there is something in his background that would deny a top secret clearance to the average person, I'd say deny it, but not if it's political partisanship.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Funny how John Kelley "suddenly" realized there's a whole bunch of people without valid security clearances running around (once they got caught, that is). If it was all hunky dory, why are they scrambling to fix it now? Everyone who ranted about how this was a big nothing burger have been proven to be wrong, again.

Jared's had his ass kicked.

Kelly didn't "suddenly" realize anything, and, despite your incessant whining about this issue, there is not one thing "invalid" about interim security clearances. They just aren't meant to substitute for permanent clearances and Kelly was "finally" taking action with that in mind.

I hate to break the bad news to you, but Kushner's clearance downgrade isn't necessarily permanent either. It might be; just not necessarily. His background investigation continues. He still has an interim Secret security clearance, so he still sees classified information that you and I will never see.

And that "suddenly" gives you a warm and fuzzy?

 

[BotanyBoy]

Kelly didn't "suddenly" realize anything, and, despite your incessant whining about this issue, there is not one thing "invalid" about interim security clearances. They just aren't meant to substitute for permanent clearances and Kelly was "finally" taking action with that in mind.

I hate to break the bad news to you, but Kushner's clearance downgrade isn't necessarily permanent either. It might be; just not necessarily. His background investigation continues. He still has an interim Secret security clearance, so he still sees classified information that you and I will never see.

And that "suddenly" gives you a warm and fuzzy?

The very notion of any (R)'s getting shit on their shoes get her foaming at the mouth with all sorts of irrational hatred.

Sad sometimes.....but usually just funny.