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10. Democracy is fine

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 05:39 PM

Jan 2017

The problem is we don't live in one. We live in a constitutional republic where the electoral college determines the president rather than the popular vote. This allowed a man who lost by around 3 million votes to be elected because rural votes are worth more than big city votes.

The EC is the underlying issue. What other modern country in the WORLD uses such a grotesque system? The EC originated as a compromise to slave holding states.

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Democracy has FAILED [View all] Equinox Moon Jan 2017 OP

Of course, we don't have a direct Democracy and never have. TDale313 Jan 2017 #1

Whatever system we have has failed. ck4829 Jan 2017 #4

I agree cilla4progress Jan 2017 #2

The Women's March Movement Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #9

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If we don't do something now while we can still claim a majority FightingIrish Jan 2017 #6

What democracy has ever heard of an "Electoral College"? world wide wally Jan 2017 #7

Liberal Democracy is under direct attack from the same Dawson Leery Jan 2017 #8

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