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Hardly, unless you think minority rule is what America is all about.Another way of saying you don't understand how the system was designed. I like the system the way it is, it works.
Hardly, unless you think minority rule is what America is all about.Another way of saying you don't understand how the system was designed. I like the system the way it is, it works.
I think the states elect the president, and I think it's a pretty good idea.Hardly, unless you think minority rule is what America is all about.
As I said, the slavers’ gerrymander; giving disproportionate representation to slave owners is the only reason the electoral college exists.I think the states elect the president, and I think it's a pretty good idea.
Most people would find the following a problemAnother way of saying you don't understand how the system was designed. I like the system the way it is, it works.
Wyoming, with 579,000 residents, has two senators, as does California, with 39.5 million (a bit over 68 times more) residents.
If it’s such a good idea why did no state adopt this method of choosing a chief executive, why do essentially no other countries in the world do it this way, and why is it when we set up democracies in Afghanistan and Iraq we didn’t set it up this way?I think the states elect the president, and I think it's a pretty good idea.
And Greenman thinks that is just fine.As I said, the slavers’ gerrymander; giving disproportionate representation to slave owners is the only reason the electoral college exists.
If those people were taught the constitution and the reasons behind it they would understand why that condition exists.Most people would find the following a problem
If we went pure popular vote every single person's vote would be equal. You know there are a LOT of conservatives in California, for example, right?If those people were taught the constitution and the reasons behind it they would understand why that condition exists.
It's not the united states if four states decide who runs the show. Every state gets a say in who is president. That's a feature, not a bug. Why should Wyoming have no say in who runs the the united states? Why remain in the union if they're denied a say in how it's run?
If those people were taught the constitution and the reasons behind it they would understand why that condition exists.
It's not the united states if four states decide who runs the show. Every state gets a say in who is president. That's a feature, not a bug.
What you mean here of course is 'Why shouldn't Wyoming get extra bonus say in who runs the United States', right?Why should Wyoming have no say in who runs the the united states? Why remain in the union if they're denied a say in how it's run?
If those people were taught the constitution and the reasons behind it they would understand why that condition exists.
It's not the united states if four states decide who runs the show. Every state gets a say in who is president. That's a feature, not a bug. Why should Wyoming have no say in who runs the the united states? Why remain in the union if they're denied a say in how it's run?
More people voted for Trump in California than in Texas.If we went pure popular vote every single person's vote would be equal. You know there are a LOT of conservatives in California, for example, right?
And their vote wouldn't have changed the outcome of 2020.If we went pure popular vote every single person's vote would be equal. You know there are a LOT of conservatives in California, for example, right?
If those people were taught the constitution and the reasons behind it they would understand why that condition exists.
It's not the united states if four states decide who runs the show. Every state gets a say in who is president. That's a feature, not a bug. Why should Wyoming have no say in who runs the the united states? Why remain in the union if they're denied a say in how it's run?
Most people would find the following a problem
Who's saying they shouldn't but the existing situation basically nullifies the wishes the people of California,If those people were taught the constitution and the reasons behind it they would understand why that condition exists.
It's not the united states if four states decide who runs the show. Every state gets a say in who is president. That's a feature, not a bug. Why should Wyoming have no say in who runs the the united states? Why remain in the union if they're denied a say in how it's run?
It's turned out to be a vehicle to make it happen. SCOTUS shadow docket case coming up to make it so!Another reason for the electoral college was to prevent a person like trump from the Presidency, how’d that work out?