Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by brigandish on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:14PM
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Because states are political units. If you don’t like the laws of one state you can move to another, and this extends to the state's voting power when choosing a president.
As to your innovation in voting, if you accept immutable aspects of identity as the basis for voting rights you're opening the door to some terrible ideas, like ethno-states and Jim Crow laws. Again, without embarrassment at the facetiousness, I'm also not sure how actually making the Jews have more power in 1930s Germany would've solved their problems. Would've probably fuelled grievances: "Hey, Adolf, you know that Jews really do run Germany?" Eeek!
The best way to protect minorities is by the protected freedoms of speech and to bear arms, not by weighting votes by arbitrarily chosen characteristics.
Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by your-nanny on Thursday August 22, 2019 @08:47AM
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states, not geographical units.
For some reason, though, I never see supporters of the electoral college feel that it's right and proper to give equal political power to social minority groups (Only geographical minority groups. As if where you live is more important to your interests than who you are.)