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Old 09-25-2020, 02:16 PM   #367 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks View Post
I think that's somewhat of a simplification, it essentially means votes from different states are weighted differently.
I guess that one person, one vote doesn't imply an equal vote, so nullification is a bit of a hyperbole. That said, it bastardizes the concept at best if John's vote in Kentucky is counts as one vote and Toby's vote in New York only counts as 3/5 of a vote. Plus, the electoral college was intended to keep populists like Trump out of office and while I'm annoyed that they weren't successful, that reeks of aristocratic puppeteering, don't it?
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