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gyroscope

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15. I agree

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 22, 2017, 10:39 PM

Oct 2017

the Constitution should evolve and not be stuck in the 17th century way of thinking.

If the Constitution never changed then to this day only white men who own property would be allowed to vote.

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If the electoral college is supposed to protect us from madmen like Trump, then why did it fail [View all] gyroscope Oct 2017 OP

that aspect of the electoral college has never worked as the founders hoped. unblock Oct 2017 #1

This dflprincess Oct 2017 #14

That's correct Yupster Oct 2017 #19

The purpose of the EC is to give sparsely populated states undue influence. Garrett78 Oct 2017 #2

In other words, gyroscope Oct 2017 #9

and that's exactly what it's done mountain grammy Oct 2017 #22

CA has 67 times as many people as WY, but only 18 times as many electoral votes. Garrett78 Oct 2017 #24

I know, it's bullshit. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #25

Yes, and specifically was designed to give slave states disproportionate power, lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #29

Yep, the EC is a "vestige of slavery." Garrett78 Oct 2017 #30

Mainly because the political reality of the USA has changed somewhat since 1787 DFW Oct 2017 #3

Including population distribution. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #21

I don't think they were very good at anticipating anything or even wanted to. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #28

Ahhh...super delagates of the repugs could've stopped trump, if they had them. brush Oct 2017 #4

But if the EC failed to stop Trump in the general gyroscope Oct 2017 #13

Super Delegates tend to be in favor of party orthodoxy. stevenleser Oct 2017 #16

Maybe, maybe not gyroscope Oct 2017 #20

Super delegates would've stopped him before the general and the whole EC thing. brush Oct 2017 #17

the electoral college persists due to the GOP understanding... Takket Oct 2017 #5

The EC has got to go. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #6

Cause russia Corgigal Oct 2017 #7

I don't really have an answer Va Lefty Oct 2017 #8

Because certain people learned how to game The System. no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 #10

Gerrymandering has no effect on presidential, senate or gubernatorial elections MichMan Oct 2017 #12

It can if people feel disenfranchised and because of that, don't bother to vote. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #23

What about Maine and Nebraska EVs... DonaldsRump Oct 2017 #32

The electoral college is intended to prevent the people from directly electing their President: struggle4progress Oct 2017 #11

I agree gyroscope Oct 2017 #15

Wasn't the electoral college set up in the first place to make sure Doreen Oct 2017 #18

Russian rigged election aided by the drumpf crime family and campaign. democratisphere Oct 2017 #26

Partisanship and ideology rain supreme in the Electoral College now. LonePirate Oct 2017 #27

The EC was invented as a compromise to get the slave-owning states to join the Union. DetlefK Oct 2017 #31