CNN reporting an ABC News Poll: Harris up by 6 Points

[Martin Eden]

35. In the late 18th century, it was necessary for actual Electors to convene.

Two senators per state may or may not have been a comprise to the slave interests, but counting slaves as 3/5 of a person which gave those states more Representatives most certainly was.

Also in the 19th century our fledgling nation didn't keep much of a standing army after the Revolutionary War. It was necessary for citizens, especially in the far flung frontier, to form militias.

Today, both 2A and the EC are anachronisms which do a lot more harm than good.