*No Third Party Candidate* Well, shit- Wait, what's this- Oh.... *goes around the corner and burns "Deez Nuts"'s Candidacy papers*
@kevinchiem40617 років тому
hmm, my, what a problem, (the coin landed in a crack) do we both win, or do we both lose?
@dingers5days7 років тому
Just do 'heads I win tails you lose' next time against your opponent if they're gullible enough
@underdoneelm77217 років тому
+Kevin Chiem Simple, they both become -king- president
@Zorbak9628 років тому
I knew Alaska's representative was a bear with a tie.
@tuxedo_productions6 років тому
What an honest politician...
@fenfen7306 років тому
I live in Alaska and that is our rep his name is papa bear
@AnArchyRulzz6 років тому
If you look up the rep for Alaska he kind of looks like a bear
@edmind476 років тому
Zorbak962 I
@CharlesPanigeo5 років тому
Honestly we need a new representative. Don Young has been our rep since 1973 for god's sake. Thats 46 years!!! Talk about career politicians am I right.
@Priesstt_4 роки тому
Imagine spending your entire life in the American eye. Deciding to run for president, spending years worth of stress on promoting yourself over a couple months. Winning all of it and being nominated for your area. Going one on one for the most powerful role on the planet. Getting 269/270 electoral votes, just one away from the presidency. Then you pick heads and the coin lands on tails.
@screamsinrussian57733 роки тому
bruh
@blagoevski3363 роки тому
Bruh
@sametortoise41253 роки тому
bruh
@farouqalsalih6193 роки тому
bruh
@shardtheduraludon3 роки тому
bruh
@MidnightAssass1n4 роки тому
Remember when George Washington said don’t split into parties?
@jwil42864 роки тому
I certainly do. Sadly, Idk how many others do. Sometimes I wonder if the Founding Fathers moonlit as fortune tellers
@josephandersonslaugh49234 роки тому
Literally impossible as long as people disagree
@blooblerdoobler4 роки тому
Oh yeah me and ol' george go way back. Clever man he was.
@pramitvyas37474 роки тому
STAHP they way he helped set this system up, it was inevitable
@rrteppo4 роки тому
@@josephandersonslaugh4923 agreed but parties are not always terrible just when people only vote for one party no matter what. There are a supprising number of people who only vote one way because that's how they always voted
@Naxvarus8 років тому
Everything you said in this video gave me a headache. Not because I didn't understand it, but because I did.
@Kilk_AI7 років тому
Ezio133798 lol same
@a.arnold14135 років тому
That sounds like a good t-shirt
@alohadubs76835 років тому
Ezio133798 Basically, to make America, say, communist, win support of the smaller states, tie the Democrats and Republicans, and boom, America is communist.
@iliatchaplinski4 роки тому
@@alohadubs7683, not quite. America's president is communist. The president has limited power, and depends on Congress to pass laws. Without Congress' favour, a Communist president would have a hard time doing much communism.
@user-ti2rg2mq6z4 роки тому
...And vice versa
@user-zl1fi8se3h3 роки тому
2020: “Write that down, write that down....”
@thomasmagee68063 роки тому
This comment aged very well.
@GaryOakPR3 роки тому
*_YOU FOOL, YOU DOOMED US ALL!_*
@MaQuGo1193 роки тому
coronavirus
@Scott-xx6ib3 роки тому
Dude...
@Schnabeltassentier3 роки тому
Ho boy, this is gonna be fun...
@memestagram40283 роки тому
It's worth mentioning that if there's a 50-50 tie in the Senate, the VP does break the tie, so if a President is running for re-election and there's an Electoral College tie, the VP can vote for themselves.
@happynotredamefan37362 роки тому
Would be interested to see vp vote for self
@earthball2024Рік тому
And if There is A president from the different party elected. It would get really weird. Real fast...
@edwardmikus7556Рік тому
I wonder why this situation isn’t treated the same as a Presidential impeachment trial, where the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the Senate so that the Bono’s removed from a situation involving Presidential succession.
@J.C.3Рік тому
Wait so does the current house vote or the newly voted house that comes in January.
@memestagram4028Рік тому
@@J.C.3 newly voted House
@Stormson3 роки тому
so kanye could be president after all...
@alexettamarna68103 роки тому
Most underrated comment
@DaDARKPass3 роки тому
No he couldn't. He got in too late to register for most states, leaving him with like 5 states to run in.
@py85543 роки тому
@@DaDARKPass I think he meant that theoretically the Congress could vote in Kayne as the president in the case of electoral votes tie.
@wurmsrus23 роки тому
@@py8554 Kanye would need to win at least 1 state or have one of the electoral college members go against their states wishes in order to be in the top 3
@melon51113 роки тому
The small states love him.
@someperson25007 років тому
"Don't worry, there is an 18th century solution to the problem!" lol fml this is too true
@iustinianconstantinescu54985 років тому
Some Person The 12th amendment (which dictates this crazy shit) was written in 1804(19th century).
@Komrad_Yuri5 років тому
@@iustinianconstantinescu5498 4 years
@superduperfantastichour51564 роки тому
My motto is: if it's old, it must be wrong.
@superduperfantastichour51564 роки тому
Ever wonder what happens what the government does when you say things publicly that people dont like? Or what the government can do to you for practicing your own religion? Dont worry, theres an 18th century solution to the problem!
@robertjarman37034 роки тому
MJ Willard It survives by the continued confidence of the population to retain it, and groups who write new constitutions include clauses like freedom of speech and thought in their new documents as well. How many people would have ever come up with this type of method for resolving a tie like this today?
@strider75577 років тому
Hey cgp, you forgot one minor detail about the senate part. The senate has a tiebreaker: the Vice President. In the scenario you described, the outgoing Vice President would get to cast the tie breaking vote.
@MethosFilms7 років тому
Strider755 u are right. the vise president is the president of the usa senate. he or she can break a tie.
@KittenWarlock7 років тому
The senate could however fail if two candidates were to tie for second place, and the senate vote continually ends with nobody taking a majority.
@strider75577 років тому
That's impossible because the Senate picks from the top two.
@KittenWarlock7 років тому
Strider755 If two people are tied for second however, they'd have to pick between more than two.
@HooDatDonDar4 роки тому
The Senate is guaranteed to get a winner first vote. They only consider the top two, and the veep breaks a tie. This is deliberate, so there will be an approved, properly elected person to act as president if the house can not make up its mind.
@jcrosenkreuz52133 роки тому
There's about a one-in-fifty chance this video's going to get REALLY relevant in a few months.
@whitephoenixofthecrown20993 роки тому
i really hope it does
@Baton7933 роки тому
@@whitephoenixofthecrown2099 would be pretty funny
@zeeb21903 роки тому
mhm
@sawri3 роки тому
Hmmmm
@clyandro3 роки тому
@@sawri uhuh
@knightofkyranic24514 роки тому
“Vice President and president can be from two different parties” So Like how they used to do it...
@revan12024 роки тому
That's what I was thinking I don't know when they decided not to that anymore but you can tell it was a negative to let the party decide it's own vp it should always be second runner up. Scary as that is now to think about it hillary VP to trump.
@Aragon15004 роки тому
The 11th amendment they passed rhe 12th around the same time it was used to cheat Jackson out of the Presidency the first time he ran. Jackson at least felt cheated since he won the popular vote and wanted to abolish the Electoral college but never got around to it.
@patrickross19733 роки тому
@@revan1202 In other countries that do it I am pretty sure it not the runner up for president the VP is different election all together.
@stephh44958 років тому
"Flip a coin" kinda like they did in Iowa?
@slitheen1218 років тому
+Stephen H well studies show that flipping a coin is a 51-49 chance in favour of the starting side... so its not quite democratic enough for MURICA
@JonHT968 років тому
No, we mean flip a fair coin. (Seriously, six flips, all for Hillary? That's a 1.5625% chance of happening? Bernie may have the one in a billion chance of a bird going to his podium, but that 1/64 Chance Hillary got was more valuable)
@republicazi328 років тому
+JonHT96 The laws of probability don't work like that. Each coin flip is a50-50 shot; they don't stack to make it more or less likely to land a certain way up, every flip of the coin is a stand-alone event. You can flip a coin a billion times, all of them somehow landing heads up, but that doesn't affect the laws of probability one iota; flip number billion and one will still have the same exact 50-50 chance as flip number one. Also, just because there is a low chance of something happening doesn't mean that it makes that improbable event impossible, it's just improbable. An example would be the odds of a meteor entering a particular part of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time of day and so on. The likelihood of such an event may be astronomically low once all the factors are calculated, but that won't stop such events happening all the time. It's the way the world is; no conspiracies, just the nature of reality. Just a friendly reminder of how mathematics works in the real world (and before you call me a Trump loon, yes I'm a Democrat).
@JonHT968 років тому
republicazi32 Oh, I know it wasn't impossible. I know that wining six flips in a row is possible. And while yes, it was 50/50 each time, that still means winning six times consecutively is 1/64. After that first 50/50, the next thing would be 50/50 too. Well, that means winning both would be 1/4 or 25% because you were dividing up the 50% in two again. And again. And again. And again. Annndddd again. And by the end, the chances of winning all 6 is 1/64, even if each is 50/50.
@BloodyRamen8 років тому
+republicazi In fact, you have a 100% of flipping one side. If you had a 50% of flipping both, you could actually flip both at the same time.
@Ildskalli7 років тому
Don't even mention the coin toss!! Here in Chile, when two candidates for Mayor are tied, the tie is broken with... a coin toss. And most of us never knew because it was so unlikely, that it barely merited mention. Until it happened this past Sunday. And I think I speak for a lot of my fellow countrymen/women when I say that is ridiculous, shameful even. So no, please, no coin tosses in a democracy. There's much better ways to break ties.
@mowu84597 років тому
give us an example of a better method
@Ildskalli7 років тому
Well, in the US you could have the Representatives vote directly, they're an odd number after all. In our case? Run another election. And if that still doesn't work, have the City Council vote between the two (it'd be a good idea as the Mayor has to work closely with the Council, so it's logical to have the majority support for budgets and projects).
@smygskytt17127 років тому
Pah. That is just the office of mayor's. Take a look at Sweden between 1973 and '76, there you'll find true lunacy. The parliament at that point had 350 members, and that year the result was split 175 - 175 between the socialists and the liberals. And so every single issue where they couldn't compromise, the issue was decided by drawing lots, thus earning that election the name "the lottery parliament". The liberals won at lottery 40 and the socialists 39 times.
@Ildskalli7 років тому
Smygskytt #1 Now THAT is crazy. Maybe even crazier is that the split was almost a perfect 50/50... and probably each party got the bills passed that they didn't care so much for, so that both became angry ^_^
@smygskytt17127 років тому
Ildskalli From what I can find, there was very few times when the drawing of lots was actually required. Instead, the governing socialists sought a broad support and compromise across the parliamentary parties.
@KittenisKitten3 роки тому
Who is watching this at 2020 on the 4th of November, waiting for the results wondering if this could happen
@pridecat3 роки тому
hi
@jagrubster3 роки тому
hello
@izzrainy74103 роки тому
sup
@williamw35013 роки тому
Its looking like it will.
@gamespotlive36733 роки тому
Lol. Yes. Frick yes.
@thomase57463 роки тому
Don't mind me, just placing my premature bet that this video is going to blow up in a few days...
@abc681303 роки тому
I wouldn't bet on NC going Biden, MI and PA are looking more likely.
@blakerupp14443 роки тому
Shut up
@jonathanwalther3 роки тому
What was the viewer count a week ago?
@thomase57463 роки тому
@@jonathanwalther 3.0 M
@PrimeTimeGamer73 роки тому
@@thomase5746 yeah it blowin up then
@astrick17687 років тому
Solution. Make Peuto Rico the 51st state. No more representative ties.
@scaper87 років тому
I believe that tgey've been offered it several times if I'm not mistaken. They keep refusing; not seat in Congress but less taxes. They feel it's a win.
@nick216147 років тому
They don't want to be a state when they get the benefits without paying taxes
@MegaDrunkViking7 років тому
But now they have to either leave the country or become a state, or spend years upon years toiling as slave labor for the owners of their debt.
@MegaDrunkViking7 років тому
Also, they do pay SOME taxes, just not all of them.
@nick216147 років тому
Alexander West False, only people in PR that pay federal taxes are people that work for the federal government
@LunaProtege8 років тому
Someone needs to write a fan fic where there's ties for president all the way down... And the speaker becomes acting president. Bonus points if it takes them a full term to solve the tie, and the whole time the speaker acting as president does a better job than whichever guy they elect at the end. Extra point if they decide to scrap presidency altogether because of that.
@Retterime7 років тому
I'm working on one right now! :D
@pikistikman7 років тому
That wouldn't be a fan fic, that would just be fiction.
@soinlove83067 років тому
Luna it's your idea you should write it :) I would 100% read it. But don't make it 4 years make it like 2-3yrs then the president gets it and fucks everything over ;)
@soinlove83067 років тому
If you really are and post it give us the link!
@jesusthroughmary7 років тому
There are two difficulties with this concept. 1. The Senate would simultaneously be voting for vice president, and if a VP is elected then he would immediately replace the Speaker as Acting President. Not sure if the sitting VP would break a tie in the Senate. 2. The House isn't allowed to conduct any other business until they elect a President. So they literally couldn't introduce any legislation at all, in which case the Acting President wouldn't exactly be able to made to look good.
@Czarmzy3 роки тому
Then: Cool trivia but I doubt it will be ever useful 2020:
@josephjdusbabek37792 роки тому
Just call Russia for a tiebreaker
@holdemdang8 років тому
Both entertaining and terrifying information.
@dsmith99648 років тому
None of these fanciful scenarios will happen in real life practice. All these are a bunch of cute little math exercises meant to misinform the uneducated. Nothing to get worried about.
@NagencaTV8 років тому
+D Smith Imagine a popular independent candidate and a close situation between the 2 largest parties. Getting 26 states is the hardest part. But it can be achieved if they are granted special treatment during the presidency. I'd suppose that many of the smaller states (and alaska with just one guy who could receive easy reelections) would vote for this independent candidate because they'd have a huge advantage over the bigger states. A feast for any representative. It's mostly unlikely due to the two-party system. Not because of the needed steps to become president.
@Fatortu8 років тому
+NagencaTV Simply imagine Trump running as third party candidate. Neither the Republican nor the Democrat candidate has the majority. Then the House of representatives would have to decide. Who would win ?
@dsmith99648 років тому
+Fatortu Good question. Right now, we don't know who the Democratic or Republican nominees will be. Assuming that Trump runs as an independent and to the right of the Republican nominee, he could possibly swing a few red states to the Democratic nominee. If Trump runs to the left of the Republican nominee, he could win a couple of red states and maybe a couple of small blue states. If in the unlikely event that Trump could win enough states to cause a contingent election in the House of Representatives, it is likely that the election would go the nominee whose party controls a majority of House delegations but not necessarily the party that holds the House majority.
@Fatortu8 років тому
D Smith I think the Republican nominee would get elected because the GOP usually control more states and congressmen are unlikely to vote for Trump...
@Rouverius7 років тому
Anyone else for replacing the whole thing for a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors?
@thegardenofeatin59657 років тому
Or, a simple popular vote?
@Rouverius7 років тому
The Garden of Eatin I was going to suggest a pumpkin chunkin contest but your idea just might be crazy enough to work too.
@gregwessendorf7 років тому
Whoa there... this is the internet. You won't last long here with your "rational, reasonable thinking" nonsense.
@mymanpaddymcnair19507 років тому
Penalty shoot-out.
@chado30007 років тому
Rouverius i would prefer turning all candidates lose on an island, and make it a presidency of the survivor. But then the Democrats would find a way to rig that too.
@olucaszb3 роки тому
And of course UKposts recommends this the day after the 2020 election
@Hand-in-Shot_Productions3 роки тому
I got this UKposts recommendation on November 11, 2020, just after the 2020 federal election, and early in the electoral turmoil. Thankfully, a candidate got more than 270 electoral votes this year, so this election could have been crazier!
@pikamonketchumlol12373 роки тому
DONT LIKE ITS AT 69 *NOICE*
@Flugzeugdreger2 роки тому
Am I the only one who kept screaming "just choose whoever won the popular vote, eggheads!" All through to the end?
@legendgames1282 роки тому
Let the censorship begin!
@PremierCCGuyMMXVI2 роки тому
@@legendgames128 censorship?
@blueberryboi94269 років тому
Is it too much work to allow the people to vote directly for the president?
@dsmith99649 років тому
In order for the people to vote directly for President, the electoral college must be abolished. In order for the electoral college to be abolished, there must be a Constitutional Amendment. In order to pass a Constitutional Amendment, a proposed Amendment must pass 2/3 vote of the House of Representatives AND pass a 2/3 vote in the Senate AND pass a majority vote in 3/4 of the state legislatures. Getting a Constitutional Amendment passed is a lot of work. Voting directly for President likely will never happen.
@blueberryboi94269 років тому
Is it too much work to instate a more functional government-wait, never mind.....
@dsmith99649 років тому
Is it too much work to pick a book or Google subjects such as federalism or the US Constitution? Apparently for some people it is. The Constitutional Amendment process deliberately made it difficult to change the Constitution. The Constitution is not and was never designed to represent the will of the majority of the people. The Constitution is the Rule of Law meant to protect the natural rights of everyone.
@julian10009 років тому
Jude Pelaez That would be a bad idea. The democrat candidate would never lose which would be bad because then we'd have essentially a one-party system which might as well be a fancy dictatorship. Pure popularity voting is a pretty bad idea overall because it doesn't accurately represent the different cultures and opinions within a voting system, it just lets the popular guy stay popular forever and never have any competition which is quite not good.
@sevret3139 років тому
julian1000 1. US has a term limit. 2. The person who get most votes in the electoral has most often the most popular votes too. 3. Election is a popularity contest, direct voting wouldn't change it. 4. Both system are bad. Uni-chamber Parliamentarianism is the way to go. Remove the senate and let the Congress elected the president/prime-minister. Which is how it is done in most European countries. There is no point of having a president that doesn't have support in Congress. And having a senate would just cause grid-lock and not an effective government.
@TheRealBeardyPenguin8 років тому
how is America even a country?
@javige038 років тому
You must be dumb
@finleycastello65128 років тому
I have no idea
@somecrazdude24128 років тому
Basically in 1776, British colonists in the 13 North American colonies wrote the Declaration of Independence, where they basically said "Fuck you Britain, I'm on my own, fuck off". Then the colonists fought the British off the colonies until they just left the US alone.
@astavie29208 років тому
+ArgumentNotValidRBLX America is a continent, he is not dumb, he is right
@javige038 років тому
+- TheRActivator - He said country
@Wildbarley3 роки тому
2020 says hello, and thanks you for this video. Because in under 60 days we’ll be living it.
@oliverqueen58833 роки тому
I see this video trends every four years. I wonder why? 😋
@zachogilman73976 років тому
0:28 Top-left of image, front row of the representative area. The creeper.
@teethepenguin26524 роки тому
Zacho Gilman nice observation skills!
@ratedpending3 роки тому
Aw man
@creeperfromminecraft36933 роки тому
so a creeper is house of representative
@mikefung30008 років тому
Freaky prophet you CGP. They actually flipped a coin to decide the winner of a caucus.
@ijirving8 років тому
+mf4361 A prophet predicts things, not describe something that could theoretically happen. Im sure he didnt throw in the coin comment by coincidence.
@nmarbletoe82107 років тому
some the olde time prophets were often dudes that warned people and governments to repent, behave, and get it together. kinda like Bernie actually often real pains in the ass. Now the oracles, they predicted the future. Or else they said what the king wanted, even better.
@MissKapanadze7 років тому
Prophets don't actually predict things. A prophet is a person who delivers a message from God. That message doesn't have to be about the future. I think you're thinking of a fortune teller or a psychic :)
@carultch4 роки тому
Caucuses are such a stupid way to cast votes. Everyone has to stand around in a school gymnasium for hours, listen to speeches, and publicly admit their vote. Other than retired people who have nothing else to do, who has time for that? And why would anyone mandatory publicity to their vote?
@colorado8413 роки тому
Also note: If the speaker of the house refuses to be president, the two original candidates just play a game of paper scissors rock.
@wolfganggluck61993 роки тому
best of 3, as it's written in the constitution
@BoibbleicecubebfdiMrexist3 роки тому
@@wolfganggluck6199 it’s called rock paper scissors, though.
@johanrunfeldt71742 роки тому
How F-ed up does the United States have to be, for anybody to refuse to be President when offered the position?
@digilici9512 роки тому
it’s rock-paper-scissors in america
@aryanbhuta33822 роки тому
Actually, the office would go to the next in line, the Senate's President Pro Tempore. After that, it goes to the Secretary of State, and so on. There's a list of 17 people in line to the presidency.
@beanburrito44053 роки тому
Seems like everyone comes to rewatch this every four years, lol
@matthew-343710 років тому
A 3 sided coin of course
@Chief4Army11710 років тому
Well put my friend! Also, you get a brohoof. /)
@GideonGleeful9510 років тому
Or a 12 sided dice. That could work. Or, just get them to play Civ V and see who wins.
@KaiserBob998 років тому
+Matthew Chapin Heads- Dem Tails- Rep Edge of the coin- 3rd party
@artisanmage53786 років тому
so.... a dice?
@madisongreen79755 років тому
Roll a d20
@fett7167 років тому
anyone else notice the minecraft character at 2:41 with the suit and creeper head?
@TheKYLEdavid7 років тому
He used to put a creeper in all of his videos as a joke
@zachogilman73976 років тому
Did you see the one at 0:28 though? Note: He only puts it in videos where he has images of a big seating, like the house or United Nations.
@someedgysnipermain53186 років тому
Zacho Gilman or videos with images of distant castles
@siegelink95494 роки тому
WOW, nice observation.
@jeredgarcia62273 роки тому
goddamnit algorithm perfect timing
@JohnRaymondPeterson4 роки тому
I'm for that crazy idea you mention at the end. Some people may have been too busy cursing when you brought it up, so... I'll be posting this UKposts on social media with an introduction advising all to pay particular attention to the the last 12 seconds. Thank you for the clip and let's hope everyone uses their vote in 2020.
@docxy73314 роки тому
"Thats a bad idea" -the people who started the country
@coglineerro7308 років тому
Why is there not a show where the senate picks a staunch republican vp and the house picks a staunch democrat pres?
@theprimalfuckhead5268 років тому
Because all democrats are pussies, except Sanders but he's a socialist
@baconspaceman40948 років тому
+Kenpachi Zaraki How does that matter? That's a good thing!
@baconspaceman40948 років тому
***** why not?
@coglineerro7308 років тому
***** Socialism as an economic system has the same progression through classes as capitalism. However, profits are shared equally rather then just to the top executives. The easiest way to think about it is that the board of directors is made up of every employee in the company. Equal say. Democracy in the workplace. Wanna outsource a department? Everyone votes on it. Want to save a buck by using dangerous chemicals? Everyone gets a vote.
@baconspaceman40948 років тому
***** alright
@bishop29855 років тому
That one Representative that is sick that day 😂
@haruhifujioka59524 роки тому
HOUSE: WHY DID WE GET A TIE AGAIN! IDAHO: DONT WORRY WYOMING IS SICK!
@kets44432 роки тому
Just convince them to come, it's how caesar was assassinated
@josephjackson19564 роки тому
Grey, you must *REALLY* despise the electoral college
@rogen80944 роки тому
Grey is a fairly vocal opponent of the electoral college.
@masicbemester3 роки тому
Popular vote should be the only valid vote Change my mind
@amnesiaclover20013 роки тому
@@masicbemester Agreed. The electoral college system is semi-democratic unlike popular vote systems which are fully democratic.
@atomicblitz77062 роки тому
@@masicbemester Cities and heavy populated states would decide everything. All a politician would have to do is win over the population of New York and Cali because it's shown that people In the same general area have similar thoughts and values. With the electoral college every state is important and helps prevent basically two states from ruling over the others.
@atomicblitz77062 роки тому
Also you got to consider the size of each state. An American state is more comparable to an entire European country in size and population. Each state having its own culture,laws, and values.
@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj51413 роки тому
Who else is here during the election trying to see how this might play out?
@CheQuinnvaraRules10 років тому
Just get a multi-party system with proportional representation, works for Germany, and gives a broader choice and gives a chance for more compromise and alliances of different ideologies.
@thomasconrow59804 роки тому
They do not elect the head of the government by popular vote.
@firstname1053 роки тому
This kind of system has a high chance of ending up with a hung parliament and nothing ever gets done other than petty squabbling
@ameykulkarni7491Рік тому
Ah yeah Germany with it's famously decisive, easily ruling, and not-hung parliament?
@MateusSFigueiredo7 років тому
And I thought House of Cards was weird. Reality is worse.
@garysanders60917 років тому
Popular to be a cynic now a days.
@Dirtfire7 років тому
I hope you're being sarcastic.
@Matheuxp7 років тому
Did you check out the last season? One of the screenwriters was definitely inspired by this video.
@whoami302044 роки тому
It's worse when the actor is a rapist.
@pasdpasse4393 роки тому
@@whoami30204 The accusation was dropped, so stop acting stupid
@SlyRoapa3 роки тому
I know exactly why this landed in my recommended.
@dasamont82743 роки тому
Uh-oh, this is gonna be interesting today
@Zorc62010 років тому
The Senate wouldn't tie, though. The current Vice President breaks any tied vote in the Senate, and I'm sure that would apply here, too.
@handlesarecringe9575 років тому
Unless there are three or more candidates
@Connor-ts1xv3 роки тому
Nathan only the top two candidates for VP would be up for vote to prevent a tie. But that doesn’t mean a Senator won’t abstain, causing the Senate to be deadlocked.
@owlboy_99955 років тому
@2:30 "Which might make for some very uncomfortable meetings..." ...or the BEST sitcom.
@SeverusSinSnape143 роки тому
Correction: “Tho it might be faster, and more fair to just directly elect the President using a ranked ballot” no coin flip required.
@dennisdegennaro74592 роки тому
0:47 I just realized florida looks like a gun
@Michaelonyoutub8 років тому
Don't joke about the coin flip man. I'm from Prince Edward Island, Canada and our province had an election earlier this year and when one district ended up having a tie the candidates ended up deciding the winner by coin flip. What makes this situation more messed up is the fact that because Canada isn't a two party system there were many who voted for other parties and in the first past the post system there votes don't count when it comes to breaking a tie. That is the reason I really hope our new government in Canada changes from being a FPTP system to some other better system.
@mwlin19 років тому
Veep's season 4 finale sent me here!
@averagejoe60313 роки тому
“Each representative doesn’t get one vote, each STATE gets one vote” Everyone: COME ON NOT AGAIN
@bjdon993 роки тому
I think the biggest concern if it was 269-269 to start would be that one of the electors wouldn't vote for the person they were pledged to support in the actual December EC meeting. That person would probably need lifetime police protection. Then imagine what the stock market would be doing if the election was thrown to the House?
@joeedwards4340Рік тому
*democracy is paralysed* @bjdon99: bUt wHat DoEs ThIs MeAn FoR WaLL sTrEeT??? THaT's tHe BiGgEst ConCeRn
@JesusHComedy7 років тому
I didn't know Alaska's representative was a bear in a suit. lol
@SBroproductions7 років тому
Ya it's really awkward during meetings.
@carultch3 роки тому
It's actually a man named Don Young, who has had the position since 1973. Alaska is a district where he polls with large margins, and has an extremely safe seat.
@creak227 років тому
Good to know the creators of House of Cards are CGP Grey fans too
@sagacious033 роки тому
Neat explanation! Thanks for uploading!
@figboot2 роки тому
2:39 uh oh, watch out! There's a well-dressed minecraft creeper in the house of representatives!
@metropod7 років тому
The thing about the electoral college and this system of voting is that the United States Federal Government is exactly that, the government of a federation of states. Legally speaking, the people have no constitutional right to vote for president, the states do and at first, they exercised that right. The first election where all electoral votes were granted by popular vote was 1864, and that was only because South Carolina, the last state to refuse to use popular votes, obviously wasn't participating. In my home of New York, the state legislature selected the electors up to and including 1824.
@Aragon15004 роки тому
James Madison is the closest thing to a final authority we can get on the constitution since he wrote the thing. Each law and amendment should be examined by the rhetoric used to pass it. If we alterted such meanings then redraft a law that suits our modern needs.
@robertjarman37033 роки тому
The 24th amendment of all things suggests that's not very true. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President... ... shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
@GoSlash27Рік тому
@Aditya Chavarkar This would be equivalent to the EU members electing the EU parliament by popular vote instead of each country having equal say. The entire continent's policies would be dictated by a couple countries and all the policies would benefit only those countries at the expense of the rest. The end result would be 1) The entire continent would suffer 2) The sovereignty of all of the the member States would be obviated and 3) the EU would collapse into war.
@disfordumboo4411Рік тому
@@GoSlash27 seats in the EU parliament are already distributed based on the population of each member state
@FrostyShadowYTРік тому
@@GoSlash27 well in EU it works a bit different because formally EU has three different acting presidents (president of European council, president of European commission and president of European Parliament) each one is chosen in a different way. President of European Parliament is chosen from Members of the European Parliament (and those members are elected by all adult citizens of the EU), president of European Council is elected by heads of state of each member country and president of European Commission is chosen by the European Commission and then elected by European Parliament.
@pauljmorton7 років тому
Wait what? Does this all mean that even the final popular vote is just advisory? Wtf USA?
@jalenm69207 років тому
Yes. That's exactly what it means. It's stupid I know
@jesusthroughmary7 років тому
Where do you live?
@pauljmorton7 років тому
jesusthroughmary Finland. I've been trying to understand the whole US presidential election process for the past few months.
@truboo42687 років тому
It's even worse, because only 26 of the states requires their electors to vote as the people want. The other 24 can basically flip off their citizens and cast a vote for who THEY want, not who the PEOPLE want.
@taoliu39497 років тому
The popular elections are in reality state elections to elect the state's electors to the electoral college. The US as a federation puts real sovereignty in the states, not the people. To be very technical about it, it is the states who decides how their electors are selected. They just happen to all have them decided by popular vote.
@boombox17382 роки тому
“If there’s a tie there’s a simple solution,” *loads M4A1 with malicious intent* “A 18th century solution.” *loads blunderbuss with malicious intent*
@comment20092 роки тому
To make this even more complicated... Suppose the House has not selected a Speaker by the time the Electoral votes are counted. The House Clerk remains the presiding officer, but not eligible to become acting POTUS. Who does? A: Senate president pro tempore.
@ShreyPandya1506 років тому
After watching this video I saw this playing out in House of Cards and it was just amazing
@FewVidsJustComments4 роки тому
ssb fans: "how to resolve tie?" *SUDDEN DEATH! GO!*
@alpheusmadsen84853 роки тому
Just the other day I learned about a story where the next King is chosen by throwing the head of the last king out into the crowd -- the person who caught the head was the next King. The term of the king was limited to 1 year.
@lememz2 роки тому
@@alpheusmadsen8485 so you are king for 1 year and then gets beheaded? Does that story by any chance is in france??
@py85543 роки тому
This video from 8 years ago now suddenly gains a lot of traction in 2020.....
@NonisLuck4 роки тому
This feels like glitch hunting, and explaining how to do such glitch.
@OceanBagel7 років тому
I know this is an old video, but you didn't include one potentially crucial detail. The House can only choose among the top three Presidential candidates, and the Senate can only choose among the top two Vice Presidential candidates. This means that a third party Vice President has no chance at winning even in your worst-case scenario of a House-elected third party President.
@americacentral9625 років тому
0:36 Left top corner there is a creeper head on a house member.
@lanelawlessРік тому
Thanks!
@ItsDefeat3 роки тому
yt's recommending me all election related CGP Grey videos rn
@chairmanofrussia7 років тому
Lol i like how alaska was represented by a bear with a tie :p
@LSpiro8 років тому
When it’s a tie, just have Bush’s cousin prematurely and erroneously call the election.
@hgod75018 років тому
lol
@GreyWolfLeaderTW7 років тому
Except that he didn't. All he did was stop a recount that had gone 8 times already in Bush's favor.
@Aragon15004 роки тому
The margin got more narrow each time the votes where counted they ran out of time to recount anyways. maybe gore actually won Florida but unfortunately we will never know now.
@sonuji143 роки тому
This video is going to be very relevant for the election tomorrow.
@Electoral-kh5vj3 роки тому
This would definitely be a classic 2020 move
@MystyrNile10 років тому
We have computers and internet. We can formulate a simple algorithm and a website, thereby replacing the electoral college.
@MystyrNile10 років тому
***** Okay.
@dandyky10 років тому
...replaced with what? We still have the EC because no one has conceived a better plan to elect the POTUS. Dont say national popular vote. NPV has been shot down numerous times and is obviously a bad idea.
@MystyrNile10 років тому
dandyky What makes it a bad idea?
@0011peace10 років тому
Problem is like the speaker said electoral college favors the small states. And, to change the electoral college requires 3/4 of congress and 2/3 of the states. So the smaller states have vested interest in keeping the EC. This means it won't be changed.
@dsmith996410 років тому
+0011peace +1
@skillful1017 років тому
it looks like usa gives more priorities to the states than the population(citizens).
@carsonsmith83627 років тому
ranerk inasa yeah and it sucks because you can win popular vote but not the electoral vote
@DawidKov7 років тому
Like what just happened.
@carsonsmith83627 років тому
David Kovalev cgp made a video on how it happens
@DawidKov7 років тому
Carson Smith Yeah, I've been re-watching those lately, it's crazy how complicated and stupid the electoral college is.
@wyattshelley54837 років тому
Carson Smith yeah but if you live in a small state like me. It sucks being steamrolled by California or any other state with a large population.
@rino59843 роки тому
What a perfect time for this to appear in my recommended
@Krewnn2 роки тому
i love how so much of this channel is just "ok but what about this one in a million exception to all the rules"
@sylentlight67718 років тому
I.... I for some reason REALLY want there to be a complete tie, in every way possible. THIS is the only way I see us waking up and realizing that the whole Electoral College idea is well.... Nuts.
@Gabowsk3 роки тому
Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania: WE'RE THE SAVIOURS OF THE LAND
@SimGunther3 роки тому
AKA Software fails us all
@himssendol65123 роки тому
Wow... few states are right now 49% vs 49%. This videos is amazing.
@cenewman0073 роки тому
We're headed there this year.
@rizzy_ray3 роки тому
This coming to a reality in 2020...
@mancityfan94823 роки тому
Could they not just go to the popular vote?
@LukeRDavis4 роки тому
I liked the preferential voting and popular vote at the end. Preferential voting is needed yesterday!
@ericktellez76323 роки тому
This video was ahead of its time.
@gemini88miller3 роки тому
well lads, 2020 time.
@MrBenMcLean10 років тому
Maybe you should consider the reasoning behind the existing system before discarding it altogether. One would need not only to understand the way the current system works, but also the philosophical debates that created it, which raged long and hard over whether Congress and the federal government should be apportioned by population or geography, and settled on a compromise between the two, balancing out the concerns. The solutions that CGP Grey proposes completely ignore the concerns of the states side, taking a one-sided stance that the populationists were always right without even addressing the states legitimate concerns. The current system surely needs some adjustment, but not necessarily as radical as abolishing the electoral college entirely.
@dandyky10 років тому
Well done and thank you! The EC is intended to balance the power between the population and the states. Its that simple!
@MrBenMcLean10 років тому
dandyky Thank you. What irks me about what CGP Grey does here is that he takes the populationist stance not as the conclusion of his argument, but as a premise, unquestioned, without any apparent support. I know it's just a three and a half minute video, but it just seems deceptive to ignore the history of how this whole situation came to be. I think many of his other videos are really great though. :)
@MrBenMcLean6 років тому
I've become somewhat more suspicious of CGP Grey in the past few years. Now I think he wants places where Democrats live to get more representation not because they have more people (although this is admittedly true) but because they have more Democrats.
@Viper4D3 роки тому
So we'll likely get to see this in practice
@wwangyeoh3 роки тому
You came back once every four years for this video.
@dinonuggiesguy48473 роки тому
Bro why won't the presidents just do a rock paper scissors, its much easier and fair.
@jr-bw1lt3 роки тому
I think it should be settled with a boxing game Dead one loses
@alex2005z2 роки тому
I think dead one wins is better
@michaelroy16313 роки тому
that stinger at the end... gotta love it.
@HFrevive3 роки тому
nancy for president!
@Warrenmitchum4 роки тому
The last bit is just a crazy idea.
@capnstewy552 роки тому
I love how flipping a coin is fairer
@jordansim67767 років тому
Holy cow it's like the writers of House of Cards watched this video before going to work.
@baqmann11963 роки тому
Am I seeing stuff or is there a suited up creeper in the crowd at @3:01 ?
@seanthebluesheep3 роки тому
Getting this in my recommended feed now. Clearly everyone is feeling super cool and chill about the peaceful transfer of power and nobody trying to interfere with the election
@Assasinator21110 років тому
Lol I hope I live long enough to see something crazy like that!
@skyryou3 роки тому
great timing youtube
@durdleduc85203 роки тому
2:20 i wouldn’t be surprised if this rule is a fossil of older times. when the us first established elections, the vice president didn’t tag along with the president. the person who got 2nd place in the presidential race would become vice, resulting in a lot of presidencies split between opposing parties. in a time like that, it would make sense if the vice was chosen independently. I wonder if the senate can vote on a presidential candidate rather than a vice, though. if so, what happens if both houses choose the same person?
@lukeporras1288Рік тому
In a contingent election, according to the 12th amendment, the House must choose from the top 3 presidential candidates, and the Senate must choose from the top 2 vice-presidential candidates. So they could not just vote for a presidential candidate instead. HOWEVER. If someone ran for both the presidential AND vice-presidential tickets, or enough faithless electors voted a presidential candidate for the vice-president ticket, then it would be possible. But, extremely unlikely.
@WarrenGarabrandt3 роки тому
Funny how this came up in recommended RIGHT when we might have needed it again.