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Old 12-18-2016, 12:31 PM   #271 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Anteater View Post
Why is a straight popular vote any better or less corruptible than the Electoral College system? Going by the popular vote, the populations of California and New York would determine every single election cycle. Which is another of way saying "if you live in any of these 46+ something other states across thousands of miles, your vote doesn't matter if you don't live in Los Angeles or New York City".
I say: that's life. One man, one vote. More men=more votes. That doesn't change if you live near a lot of other men. What the electoral college says is that if you live in a populous city, your vote is only worth half because you don't live in a sparsely populated area. That's not to mention the loads of people whose votes don't count at all due to the winner take all system. It strips minority rights in that way.
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