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In reply to the discussion: Another reason to eliminate the Electorial College [View all]irisblue
(32,829 posts)31. Consider the time it took for the 17th Amendment to happen
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I don't like the EC. But we will never get rid of it. Thus we need to learn how to use it to
Demsrule86
Oct 2020
#1
I thought it was the state legislatures that decided Senators before, not US house
Hamlette
Oct 2020
#39
not true. An amendment requires 3/5 of all states. The compact only requires enough states to reach
Voltaire2
Oct 2020
#45
The best reason to correct the constitution to reapportion senators according to population.
BComplex
Oct 2020
#23
Again that won't happen either. It was done that way on purpose so smaller states would have a say.
Demsrule86
Oct 2020
#30
It needs to be fixed, and all but a tiny handful of people think it's fine the way it is. And, of
BComplex
Oct 2020
#32
The Constitution was written that way so the people would have a greater say in the House
marie999
Oct 2020
#24
It's time that most of the people (majority) had more control over the country.
BComplex
Oct 2020
#34
The United States was never set up to be a democracy there isn't any exact name for our government
marie999
Oct 2020
#49
Go after the Permanent Reapportionment Act of 1929 as being unconstitutional instead
littleredhen
Oct 2020
#40