Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by bskap on Thursday August 22, 2019 @03:33PM
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That assumes that "only appeals to cities" is the only type of populist that we need protection from. The electoral college does nothing to protect against things like "only appeals to white people" or "only appeals to Christians" populists, which were not a big concern for America's founders or the much whiter and more Christian rural population today.
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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by changchuming on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:04AM
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Huh? Somehow I doubt the rural population is less white or Christian back in those days.
Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by bskap on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:29AM
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English and its ambiguous grammar... I mean when the founding fathers designed the electoral college, they wouldn't have been concerned about it taking power away from minority groups. In addition, the people in rural areas today who are so concerned about removing the electoral college giving more power to cities are not concerned about how the electoral college disenfranchises minorities because they are much less likely to be minorities or have many close friends who are than people in cities and suburbs so it's not something they'd normally think about.