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Originally Posted by Frownland
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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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Sure, I'm not disagreeing that it undermines the concept of a pure majoritarian democracy, but is that a bad thing? Should two wolves and a sheep vote on what's for dinner (yes, yes, a gross simplification)?
Yes, the electoral college was designed to keep populists and unqualified candidates out of office, and to prevent tyranny of the majority - as you point out, the system is not perfect. But I think it'd be more productive to look at how most states award electors (a winner-take-all basis) and make improvements - perhaps implement ranked-choice voting like Maine did - rather than just throw the baby out with the bathwater and declare the electoral college to be worthless and ineffective.
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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
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How you gonna build them roads? You didn't build that.
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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
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What you need to do is read up on what’s going on to the earth’s environment.
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Yeah, I'll do that, right after I put another baby into my girlfriend. And take my nice petrol-fuelled car to get me a cheeseburger. |
