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Re:Dead People Mysteriously Support the FCC's Attack on Net ... by mudetroit on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:35PM (#15604759)
The Electoral college wasn't put in only at the request of the South. A number of smaller states wanted it (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware); because, they feared political domination by the larger states. Same fundamental reason that there is both the House and the Senate.

The big concession to the South with the 3/5 compromise which primarily had an effect upon the representation in the House, and correspondingly an effect on the Electoral College.

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Re:Dead People Mysteriously Support the FCC's Attack on Net ... by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:39PM (#15604783)
> Same fundamental reason that there is both the House and the Senate.

Actually the reason there is both the House and the Senate is that the Senate was intended to represent the voice of the states in the federal government. It wasn't supposed to be only about how many votes the people of each state get. Senators were originally appointed by the state legislatures.

That was changed in a fit of populism in the early 20th century and has caused only problems ever since.

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