WANT AD - MUSICIANS NEEDED
Komrade Kevinsky12/24/2016, 10:32 pm
WANT AD — MUSICIANS NEEDED
The Symphony of the Democrat-Media Complex will be performing in Washington D.C. on Friday, January 20th, 2017. Openings for the following seats are available:
- 7th through 10th chair violins of violence
- 8th through 9th chair violas of vengeance
- 6th chair cello of chaos
- 5th chair trumpet of terror
- 6th chair trombone of trauma
- 4th chair oboe of obedience
- 3rd chair bassoon of blasphemy
- Contrabassoon of counter-culture
- Ensnare drum
A steady beat of Marxist invective will be ably provided by MSNBC.
Last minute position filled: Wood block will be filled by Nancy Pelosi. Performer — John Boehner.
All other positions are filled. Please submit your C.V. to Brian Stelter, c/o the Clinton News Network.
The Most Wonderful Form of Jihad
Comrade Stierlitz12/24/2016, 10:04 pm
Last time, I brought you It's The Most Wonderful Time in 8 Years. Now, I bring to you another. It's called "The Most Wonderful Form of Jihad" Watch below:
Is this one better, or worse? I'd say that this one has better writing and a better video. You can decide for yourself.
Militant snowflake: new insignia for social justice warrior
Red Square12/24/2016, 9:04 pm
Dear social justice warriors! You have so outgrown the old hammer and sickle emblem, it's not even funny. The working class has betrayed you and can no longer be trusted. Your new broad coalition is proactively writing a new narrative of safe spaces, microaggressions, dog whistles, snow jobs, institutionalized rapism, and climate denyism.
Your community organizers have succeeded in creating a spectacular movement of snowflakes who they hope will one day solidify into an impenetrable iceberg that will sink the Titanic of capitalism. And yet you're still struggling to create an emblem you could put on your armbands, banners, and social media icons. We hope this design will stick. Your movement deserves an original catchy symbol.
This emblem will look great on flag an armband, adding a nice touch to your school's interior and exterior.
Put it on your signs during your next campaign of Jew-hatred at your favorite campus.
You can even wear it as you harass passengers you don't like on your flight to San Francisco, and no one will dare take you off the plane once they see your official SJW status.
And feel free to use the SafeSeating™ sign we have made for you earlier.
Celebrity refuseniks to perform at Clinton 'inaugural'
Henny Bogan12/24/2016, 5:56 pm
On January 20, 2017, Bill and Hillary Clinton will host an unofficial “inaugural” at their Chappaqua home in Westchester County, New York, to protest the swearing in of Donald J. Trump as 45th President of the United States taking place on that day.
The mainstream media will make sure the Clinton shindig gets extensive coverage in part because entertainment industry and other personalities will be there to keep the guests amused. George Soros will attend but the Grim Reaper prevented Fidel Castro from doing so.
- Ellen Degeneres: Dressed in black and sporting a pompadour wig, Ellen will use a sock puppet during her act, whose details she has declined to disclose except that the rating is expected to be X – which means Bill Clinton will get a front row seat.
- Cher: Her lips are puffed up from the latest round of plastic surgery, so she will not sing (thank God). Instead, Cher will do a charades skit wearing hot pants, black boots, and a see-thru blouse without a bra. Bill Clinton will use binoculars if necessary.
- Miley Cyrus: Miley will appear as Hannah Montana. She will wear a skimpy pajama outfit as she brays into a phallic-looking microphone, which she will lick suggestively while looking at Bill Clinton, who will be seated in the front row again.
- Alec Baldwin: The Saturday Night Live buffoon will reprise his skit impersonating Donald Trump. Alec has agreed to waive his usual $1,400 fee provided Bill Clinton hands over a couple of Playboy bunnies for a “private” performance.
- Chris Cuomo: Chris will appear dressed as his CNN colleague Wolf Blitzer in a Santa outfit. Chris will mumble incoherently before singing old-time favorites such as “O Sole Mio,” “Che Sara, Sara,” “Tanto Cara,” and “Where are my car keys?”
- Bernie Sanders: Sanders will perform a dance of his own creation, “The Bern,” to thank the Clintons for his new Vermont lakefront home, where he will vacation with his wife Jane when not busy voting with Senate Democrats to rip off American taxpayers.
Hillary Clinton will conclude the festivities by assuring everyone that she will run again in 2020. Minnesota Congressman Keith M. Ellison, a black Muslim, may be tapped for the VP slot, a potentially unbeatable AA/EOE combination.
I Passed for Black
Komrade Kevinsky12/24/2016, 3:01 am
I’ve decided to support Black Lives Matter, at least for the next few minutes, as blackness, like any other so-called “race,” is a matter of self-identification, and right now, having peeked into my trousers, I’m feeling mighty black. OK, well, despite looking into my trousers, I’m feeling mighty black. Well, just a tad-bit black. Maybe cinnamon or cocoa-level blackness. But who is anyone to say that I am not black?
JetBlue to offer SafeSeating™ for traumatized voters
Komissar al-Blogunov12/22/2016, 11:56 pm
Are you a Hillary supporter who still suffers from anger, depression, and seething hatred of all things conservative? Do you regard the simple appearance of an old Reagan/Bush t-shirt as hate speech that makes you physically ill? Are you fearful that you might even have to share a flight with a conservative, a fascist, a KKK grand wizard, an SS obergruppenführer, or a member of the Trump family?
Well, your worries are over! After the appalling incident in which Ivanka Trump dared to book a flight just so she could flaunt her father’s victory in the faces of traumatized Hillary supporters, JetBlue has taken steps to ensure this never happens again.
That’s right. JetBlue now offers SafeSeating™ with complimentary Play-Doh™, stuffed animals, virtual reality goggles, and colored pencils. Passengers who fly in the SafeSeating™ class will be partitioned off from other potentially hateful passengers with opaque curtains colorfully decorated with unicorns, rainbows, and Hillary in “Rosie the Riveter” regalia.
The virtual reality goggles will provide a panoramic view of Hillary being sworn in as America’s 45th president, just like she should have been all along. Relaxing images of Russia being obliterated in a nuclear holocaust as due punishment for hacking the election are available at the flip of a switch. For Sanders supporters, an endless loop of videos comparing America unfavorably with European countries is right at your fingertips.
But wait! There’s more! Each person flying SafeSeating™ will be escorted individually to and from their seat by a caring, sensitive staff member equipped with a box of Kleenex™ who’s ready to give hugs or just a reassuring pat on the hand and a warm smile whenever needed.
Now we all know that “haters gonna hate”, but that’s no reason why you should have to share your personal space with deplorable individuals. With our first on last off boarding policy for those flying SafeSeating™, you’ll never notice that such unsettling and hateful people are even on board. So sit back, enjoy the flight, and relax knowing that you’ll spend the entire flight free from the rude intrusions of reality.
Obama, Clinton to co-star in Bond flick
Henny Bogan12/22/2016, 10:57 pm
Producers of the Bond franchise have leaked the exciting news that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will star in a future installment of the spy series, which started in 1962. Provisional title is Losers are Forever. Tim Burton will direct.
The producers felt confident that Obama and Clinton would be convincing on the big screen based on their highly successful impersonations as president of the United States and secretary of state, respectively. The action is expected to put their many skills to good use, e.g., how to hook a golf ball into the woods (Obama), how to wipe an email server with a cloth (Clinton), and how to lie with a straight face (both).
Obama will play Bond. The former president will adopt a British accent and has agreed to stop sashaying like a pimp. He will not be doing his own stunts.
Clinton will play Bond girl Illaria Rodonova, a former KGB operative who saw the light when a sizable bank account materialized in Switzerland.
In keeping with the film’s politically correct orientation, Rodonova will be in a wheel chair sporting blue glasses. There will be no close-ups of Bond and Rodonova kissing. Stunt doubles will be used in bedroom scenes.
Obama requested that Bond utter “You didn’t build that” several times; while Clinton requested that Rodonova utter “What difference at this point does it make” several times. The writers are trying to figure out how to work these gems into the story.
Bond’s arch enemy in the movie will be Ronaldo Thumper, a real estate tycoon who plots to buy all the golf courses in the world. ISIS operatives – and Bernie Sanders in a cameo – will aid Bond’s efforts. Thumper’s assistants will be white, male, and Republican.
Michelle Obama headed for a convent?
Henny Bogan12/22/2016, 3:37 pm
The latest hot rumor swirling around Washington D.C. concerns the soon-to-be-ex First Lady of the United States.
Bitterly disappointed that Donald Trump was elected president, a mad-at-the-world Michelle Obama has been contacting nunneries in the United States seeking to retire to a life of contemplation. This reporter was able to obtain a copy of one response she received from a convent in California.
Dear Mrs. Obama,
Let me start by saying how honored we all feel that you have chosen our humble retreat for possible relocation as you transition into your new life. This is certainly the first time that a major contemporary figure such as yourself has expressed interest in joining our group of sisters to dedicate her heart and soul to serving the less fortunate in our society.
However, after careful consideration and a good deal of prayer in search of divine guidance we have decided that we are unable to offer you a position as one of our sisters. Please accept our profound apologies and allow me explain.
1. It would not be long before word reached the outside world that you had joined us, leading to notoriety at a level that we are not equipped to handle. Though we welcome visitors as part of our mission, TV cameras parked nearby for days on end to watch your every move would seriously disrupt our daily routines.
2. Your request that a security detail be allowed access to our grounds puzzled us in the extreme. Surely, you must realize that the protection of Our Lord is quite sufficient to make sure that sisters are safe from harm.
3. In addition to private prayer and the daily cycle of services, sisters are expected to perform duties such as cooking and cleaning. Frankly, we do not see someone who has lived in the White House for eight years and is used to servants waiting hand and foot, carrying out tasks that you probably never did even as a young girl.
4. As you must be aware, the sisters all wear black and their heads are covered at all times in public. Fancy shoes, visits to the hairdresser, and grooming services considered normal on the outside are not allowed here. As a sister, you would have no need to be concerned about your appearance. We doubt that you would accept this condition.
5. A vow of poverty is expected, meaning that you would need to declare your full assets and then donate their value either to our convent or to other organizations of your choosing. Once inside our walls, we will see to it that your earthly as well as spiritual needs are looked after. We doubt that you would accept this condition.
I hope the above considerations sufficiently explain our decision. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
[signature illegible]
Mother Superior
More on this story as developments become available.
Hillary's place in Trump administration
Naglaya Morda12/22/2016, 3:31 pm
Dear Cube Comrades,
Let's encourage our new administration to appoint our beloved and in no way responsible for her own loss Hillary to a very important post. She simply MUST be appointed as ambassador to Libya.
We should move the embassy to Benghazi, as it is now - because of a youtube video - the most recognizable place in Libya.
Her experience at the State Department will surely be of value as she communicates with them from her new post.
I'm sure my Comrades can create great memes and posters on this subject.
Your always,Naglaya Morda
Let's encourage our new administration to appoint our beloved and in no way responsible for her own loss Hillary to a very important post. She simply MUST be appointed as ambassador to Libya.
We should move the embassy to Benghazi, as it is now - because of a youtube video - the most recognizable place in Libya.
Her experience at the State Department will surely be of value as she communicates with them from her new post.
I'm sure my Comrades can create great memes and posters on this subject.
Your always,Naglaya Morda
Small headshrinker agitprop + small editorial
Comrade Stierlitz12/22/2016, 12:38 am
Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross came up with the Kübler-Ross model in 1969. She originally developed it as an observation of the emotions from terminally ill patients she worked with. However, she later expanded her model to cover any sort of loss, from sports games to quitting drugs to infertility to elections. She also expanded upon her original model, saying that the above emotions may be experienced in any order. However, it seems that Hillary voters are experiencing them in the order she originally put them in.
Most people grieve silently, and by themselves; they cannot bear to be around large amounts of people. They also do it peacefully, by crying and talking. Hillary voters are such attention-seekers and media whores that they have massed together instead of staying separate. And they do not grieve peacefully, they riot, loot, and chant.
A good portion of these protests are paid-for, that has been proven by past experience. It makes me wonder how many have drunk the kool-aid and how many have pocketed the change?
Hillary voters simply cannot understand why a corrupt, gold-digging, cold-war era fossil didn't win. The irony is that a lot of these people, who are deathly afraid of zombies because of fictional TV shows and video games, voted for a zombie. Some of them are liking her position on Russia so much they're setting 640 and 1240 AM as presets in their car radio, if they even have a car.
Just shows you how fickle they are, 30 years ago Russia was the bees' knees to them. But now, if you ask them what they think of Russia, they'll say they're Ivan Drago and that Rocky needs to knock them out. Jill Stein was the enemy, but when she vowed to teach Don a lesson (and buy a swell beach house in the process), they shoveled that money at her like coal into a firebox.
I like to think that most of them knew not what they did, that they tried to take the blinders off but shut them even more. That most of them had been lied to by a paid-for media and would've voted for Trump if they knew the truth about him.
Sadly, I don't think this is the truth. I think that there are some truly stupid people, you would have to be if you voted for this witch. And then there would be the pussy-worshippers AKA feminists, which I suppose are under the umbrella of "truly stupid people".
Oh well. We'll see in 2020 if this is true, if people see the truth about Donald once he's done some work. And we'll be ready if they pull the same tricks as they did in this cycle. It really does make me wonder how many elections and decisions have been influenced or even pre-ordained throughout history because of a manipulative or lying media.
Annual European Muslim Rape Capital Awards 2016
Minitrue12/21/2016, 6:34 pm
Wandering through the streets of the bigger European cities, one cannot help but notice the stressful atmosphere. The annual European Muslim Rape Capital Awards are due in two weeks (2nd January), and these are the last days to win points in the contest. Mayors and representatives are making a final push to make sure their own cities can claim the prestigious award.
Last year's winner, the proud city of Cologne, is once more in the running for victory. Abu Hamza al-Kolonji, the city's cultural diversity officer, is certain of their upcoming victory (translated from Arabic with a slight German accent):
"We not only have the experience to organise these kinds of large-scale rapes, but also the complete cooperation of the local press to keep their silence so nothing will hinder the festivities. We expect everything to go flawlessly - like last year -and claim this prestigious prize once more."The Germans are so keen on obtaining this award, that their politicians are even lying about being raped (themselves!) by refugees.
But not all Europeans are happy with the current German winning streak. The French were so successful in destroying their own culture, that now entire city districts in Paris have become no-go zones where not a woman dares to venture. This creates difficulties in finding young Western girls to rape. The French Minister of Cultural Suicide feels cheated:
"It's not fair. We have worked decades to create safe rape zones for Muslim illegals and immigrants. Now these Germans open their borders and try to surpass us in one year time."
The French are now officially accusing the Germans of feeding their so called "Syrian refugees" with high - protein diets and a training schedule consisting of 12 hours per day mandatory porn watching, effectively turning them into illegal "rapefugee training camps" for the upcuming Holiday Taharrush Season.
Apart from the accusations of unfair competition, opinions differ among European progressive governments about what values are important to win the Muslim Rape Capital prize: is it just about the numbers, or should there be points for "style" and "brutality"?
In Austria the officials note that although mass raping is not yet at a "Cologne" level, the fact that young children can partake is also a good reason for victory in this competition. A recent court decision ruled that a child rapist can get a retrial because he did not understand a 10 year old boy's cries to stop the abuse (the rapist doesn't speak German). This will surely add to the Austrian branch of cultural enrichment.
As you see, as New Year's Eve approaches, the tensions in Europe rise: which country will sacrifice the most of its vulnerable boys and girls on the golden altar of cultural enrichment?
Your comrade,
Prouder of Europe every day,
Minitrue
Hell froze over and it's Trump's fault
Zampolit Blokhayev12/21/2016, 12:55 pm
Snow in the SAHARA: Desert sees snow for the FIRST time in 37 years
Comrades!!! If this isn't proof that the Evil Trumphitler is an enemy of the people and the environment, I do not know what is!!! This is clear evidence of CLIMATE CHANGE, comrades!!! But there is a solution. The Government, which is our all powerful God-State™.
Our almighty God-State™ can solve global warming. It can bring all Climate Enemies™ to heel, and tax them out of existence!
How do we, as Progressives™, accomplish this? ... you may ask. It is a simple step by step plan.
1. Confiscate all firearms from the unwashed masses. The only people allowed to possess a firearm, of any kind, will be the military, the police, and The Ruling Elite™ class. They will be allowed to possess firearms because it is their sacred duty to ENFORCE the God-State's™ compassion upon the proletariat. We cannot permit the unwashed masses shooting back at those who are changed with "Compassion Enforcement™". Any proletarian found to be in possession of a firearm shall be summarily executed by the all compassionate God-State!
2. Once step 1 is completed, shred that "Charter of Negative Rights" as our Dear Leader, His Excellency B. Hussain Obama has declared the current U.S. Constitution to be! The proletariat has TOO MUCH FREEDOM to speak freely! In a new progressive Constitution of the United Soviet States of AmeriKa, any proletarian who fails to think Party™ approved thoughts shall be guilty of Thoughtcrime™. Of course, the military, the police, and The Ruling Elite™ are exempted from EVER being accused of Thoughtcrime™. Any proletarian found guilty of Thoughtcrime™ shall be summarily executed by the all compassionate God-State!
3. Remove the Evil Trumphitler from the Presidency!!! Make up a reason. Tell our "Useful Idiots™" in the State Run Media Bureaus (ABC, NBC, CNN, CBS and msNBC) that Russia hacked our election. Tell them that the CIA and the FBI found PROOF!!! We do not have to provide any evidence as proof!!! Should the need, as remote as it is, arise that we, The Ruling Elite™, must do so then we can manufacture it out of thin air!!!
4. Install Hillary Clinton as "Empress Hillary the First™" of the United Soviet States of AmeriKa! If she so orders something to be done, it will be considered to have been spoken by the God-State itself! All Hail Empress Hillary!!!
Who really hacked the U.S. elections
Red Square12/21/2016, 11:45 am
The FBI was able to track the DNC hack to an IP address located somewhere close to the North Pole, but sources close to the investigation said the trail had grown cold.
"As soon as special agents were close to apprehending the suspect, they unexpectedly left the area," one source confirmed. "They suddenly grew very eager to spend Christmas vacations with their families."
All we know about the "North Pole Hacker" at this time is that he has an uncanny ability to monitor even the most secret communications in order to compile his annual "naughty or nice" list, which he then cross-references - twice - with corroborative data from other sources.
"The suspect, who goes by the initials SC, usually keeps his list to himself," the FBI source said, "but this was an unprecedented year in many ways." It appears that this year the North Pole Hacker broke with his tradition and posted his "naughty or nice" findings on WikiLeaks, allegedly "so that Americans can get a good president for Christmas."
We will keep you informed as this case develops.
Obama to pardon Stalin, Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Castro
Henny Bogan12/20/2016, 10:01 pm
President Obama on Monday pardoned 78 people and granted another 153 commutations, amounting to the most acts of clemency by a U.S. president ever in a single day. White House Counsel Neil Eggleston added that Obama is considering clemency for individuals who have contributed significantly to human progress by "bending the arc of the moral universe toward justice" – even though they were not U.S. citizens and are dead.
Presidential "posthumous pardons" are scheduled to be extended to such legendary international icons as Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedung, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, the Kim dynasty of North Korea, and Che Guevara along with his comrade-in-arms, the recently deceased Fidel Castro. Eggleston revealed that Hollywood celebrities were consulted on this decision and concurred. Jane Fonda, for example, spoke warmly about Ho Chi Minh. Michael Moore felt certain Stalin and the others would have voted for Hillary Clinton.
According to Obama, these legendary figures have been unfairly maligned by the sensationalist right-wing media. Slanderous language such as "mass murder," "show trials," "political repression" and "concentration camps" has been used to downplay the highly significant accomplishments of these leaders. Stalin, for example, helped defeat Hitler and liberate half of Europe. Mao’s Cultural Revolution led to the emergence of a China whose billions kept the Obama Administration in power for eight years.
Yes, President Obama is aware that mistakes were made – "you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs" – but nevertheless is convinced that these leaders were “on the right side of history.” Obama recalls with fondness the many hours he spent at Harvard reading and re-reading Mao’s Little Red Book, which he still considers a more important influence than The Federalist Papers.
Mr. Eggleston concluded with the comment that these presidential pardons are intended to help advance the righteous struggle of the oppressed masses around the world. Media organizations such as CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times and the Washington Post can be trusted to make sure that the initiatives launched by Stalin and Mao and continued by Obama are irreversible despite the election of Donald J. Trump.
Lena Dunham: Russians hacked my vagina!
Mikhail Lysenkomann12/20/2016, 4:31 pm
Poor Lena. She has never been able to get pregnant so that she can have an abortion.
Obviously, it's because the Russians have hacked her vagina, because EVERY young man in her orbit really, really wants to "do" her.
OK, just kidding about that last part. But that doesn't change the Underlying Truth.
Lena Dunham: I ‘HAVEN'T HAD AN ABORTION, BUT I WISH I could get HAD so that I could get one. But those mean boys won't even touch me'.
Hillary finds the lack of faith among electors 'disturbing'
Red Square12/20/2016, 2:18 pm
Rash of faithless electors refuse to vote for…Clinton?
As electoral college voters met Monday, many went rogue — but not from President-elect Donald Trump as was expected. Several “faithless electors” who cast their presidential ballots Monday for someone other than Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton did so in support of Clinton’s Democratic primary challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
We don't envy these "faithless electors" for their fate is terrible. If the phrase "you have failed me for the last time" doesn't ring the bell, watch this video taken at the Clinton's campaign headquarters shortly before the election. The transcript is below.
Huma Abedin: What of the Rebellion? If the Deplorables have obtained a complete technical reading of this campaign, it is possible, however unlikely, they might find a weakness and exploit it.
Hillary Clinton: The emails you refer to will soon be back in our hands.
John Podesta: Any attack made by the Deplorables against this campaign would be a useless gesture, no matter what technical data they have obtained. This campaign is now the ultimate power in the universe! I suggest we use it!
Hillary Clinton: Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
John Podesta: Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Madam Secretary. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen emails, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the Deplorables' hidden sourc...
[Hillary makes a pinching motion and Podesta starts choking]
Hillary Clinton: I find your lack of faith disturbing.
As we now know, the Deplorables did find the weak spot and destroyed the Clinton's Death Star. With more Imperial Democrats beginning to blame Hillary for their historic losses, how soon will it be before she tells them, "you have failed me for the last time"?
Merry Christmas from Merkel's Muslims
Evil Smiley12/20/2016, 1:49 am
Mutter Merkel has invited millions of Muslims - practitioners of the religion of peace - into Europe to share their culture and customs with Christian Europeans.
Sometimes our Christian heritage is very hard for these poor, Muslim refugees to understand, so they behave somewhat differently during this season of good tidings, love and sharing.
For that reason, we must reassure our Muslim friends that they are safe in our presence - the rapes, murders, rampages and unfortunate truck accidents do not dissuade us at all from inviting them to share their wonderful culture and customs with us, our families and our children.
Angela Merkel assures fearful Muslims that the German flag will not be tolerated in Germany!
Angela Merkel celebrates Christmas in her own way - a little too much Eierlikör und Ecstasy...
Sometimes our Christian heritage is very hard for these poor, Muslim refugees to understand, so they behave somewhat differently during this season of good tidings, love and sharing.
For that reason, we must reassure our Muslim friends that they are safe in our presence - the rapes, murders, rampages and unfortunate truck accidents do not dissuade us at all from inviting them to share their wonderful culture and customs with us, our families and our children.
Angela Merkel assures fearful Muslims that the German flag will not be tolerated in Germany!
Angela Merkel celebrates Christmas in her own way - a little too much Eierlikör und Ecstasy...
Frohe Weihnachten von Merkels Muslime
Out of Karakter - an Electoral College primer for the masses
Komissar al-Blogunov12/19/2016, 2:12 pm
Now that everybody has discovered that we have an Electoral College and that the cat's out of the bag, so to speak, let's take a quick look at why we have what on the surface appears to be a quirky method of choosing our executive head.
We all remember the Great Compromise, right? That was when at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 two plans of representation were proposed, each with a legitimate argument in favor of it. Virginia, the most populous state, naturally thought a legislature in which states were represented by population was fair. After all, why should the clear majority of the people be effectively thwarted by a small state? The New Jersey delegates, needless to say, saw it differently. Each state should be represented equally. After all, why should a small state be rendered irrelevant by a domineering large state?
So, what to do? A Connecticut delegate, Roger Sherman, seeing the justice of both positions, proposed that both could be done. He wasn't the first to conceive of the idea, but he did manage to persuade the Constitutional Convention to buy into the idea. Thus was born a bicameral (two house) legislature in which there would be a House of Representatives in which states would be represented by population, and a Senate in which states would be represented equally. For a bill to become law requires the approval of both houses.
The Electoral College is an extension of the Great Compromise. As James Madison put it in Federalist # 39, "The votes allotted to them are in a compound ratio, which considers them partly as distinct and coequal societies, partly as unequal members of the same society." This is why each state has a number of electors determined by a simple formula: # of representatives + # of senators = # of electors. This allows for a larger voice for the more populous states, but also prevents the less populous states from being rendered voiceless in choosing a president.
But why a group of electors? Alexander Hamilton put it this way in Federalist # 68, "They [the delegates to the Convention] have not made the appointment of the President to depend on any preexisting bodies of men, who might be tampered with beforehand to prostitute their votes; but they have referred it in the first instance to an immediate act of the people of America, to be exerted in the choice of persons for the temporary and sole purpose of making the appointment." In the context of hampering a foreign power from influencing our elections (The Russians! The Russians!), the electors are to be temporarily assigned the task of choosing the president and going home. That they are not in public office nor a permanent institution means they are less likely to be subject to corrupting influences.
In one of my Government classes, we discussed hopeful Oregonians wanting to secede from the Union and perhaps join with California, Washington, and British Columbia to form the new country of Cascadia (apparently they presume Canadians will have the same fervor for secession), and henceforth choose their president strictly by popular vote. One of my students, a freshman, pointed out that if they did, California would dominate all the presidential elections making the votes of the other regions irrelevant. Precisely.
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