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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I ask three things.
1. Don't treat your workers like shit and provide them with a living wage and decent benefits.
2. Pay your damn taxes and stop trying to look for loopholes.
3. Respect regulations, environmental or otherwise.
Beyond that I don't give a damn what you do so long as you respect those three things. Now I would like it if the government didn't have to force them to do these things but after almost 100 years it's become painfully apparent that they won't do this without being dragged kicking and screaming.
How can you force the Electoral College not to cast its vote? Or not cast the Electoral College's vote? Or some shit. I didn't understand much of that, probably because I'm ignorant.
I think in some states it's illegal for the EC vote not to match up with the popular vote, but I'm not sure.
edited 18th Nov '12 1:38:17 PM by Robotnik
Robotnik: The idea seems to be that a certain portion of the electoral college has to be present before the vote can be legitimate. I believe this is called a quorum. The GOP could just tell the electors of their state to not show up which means the college can't vote legitimately. It then goes to the house who will pick Romney. Or maybe not, they could technically choose anyone.
The obvious flaw in this plan is that it will be really fucking obvious what they did and no intelligent American will accept this illegitimate regime. Before anybody says anything yes I know this is technically legal but it is not something a first world country should be doing.
edited 18th Nov '12 1:40:58 PM by Kostya
I believe the Supreme Court could then order the absentee electors to pony up.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.It would be funny to see them try in 2016, fall just a little short, and give a landslide victory to the Democratic president when the 10 reddest states don't turn in their electoral votes.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Balmung: I think they could make some people consider it. Unfortunately they'd turn everyone else, probably even a fair amount of Romney supporters, against them since they're essentially setting up a puppet dictatorship in response to the election not going their way.
edit: If they do somehow succeed in installing Romney or someone in the chair in this manner I hope the UN treats this government as illegitimate and reacts accordingly.
edited 18th Nov '12 1:45:20 PM by Kostya
Let's see. Stocks represent ownership in a firm, but specifically that means:
1.) The right to vote on the affairs of the company.
2.) The right to dividends.
3.) The ability to seize all assets of the firm after it's paid off any creditors and gone through bankruptcy.
So... hmmmm... what's an analog for that? Eh, analogies are overrated.
No response about that kooky GOP meeting
mentioned in my other link? Oh, and while I'm linking Mother Jones, a chart of all the Obama conspiracy theories
.

Are you talking about government or corporations, Green?
Tbh, corporate responsibly is a nice thing, but I'd rather they pay their fucking taxes first. In no universe is Starbucks's British loss, a loss.