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kennetha

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10. The EC was a SOP to the slave holding states

Reply to DFW (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 3, 2017, 03:55 AM

Dec 2017

The first thought was direct popular election of the President. The South would not go along. It would not go along because although the South was populous, not that many people could vote in the South so that it would carry very little weight in a direct election.

Madison and Jefferson did not "set the government up." Jefferson wasn't even at the Constitutional Convention.

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Trump is demonstrating one of the Glaring Weaknesses in our Constitution [View all] kennetha Dec 2017 OP

They should have thought of 2 senators for every shit state and gerrymandering too. dem4decades Dec 2017 #1

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #6

+1 Maven Dec 2017 #11

They didn't want to give too much power to the people. shanny Dec 2017 #2

couldn't agree more. the constitution is in need of a major overhaul. Takket Dec 2017 #3

I just read today that section 5 of the 25th amend was just BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #4

Kudos for broaching this topic. The three fifths compromise and it's sway on the electoral college.. brush Dec 2017 #5

On the other hand Yupster Dec 2017 #7

Not True kennetha Dec 2017 #9

Alexander Hamilton wasn't just an average guy in a small town Kentonio Dec 2017 #12

If you think about all the ways you interact with the federal government today Yupster Dec 2017 #13

For 1787, the Constitution was a masterpiece of legal engineering DFW Dec 2017 #8

The EC was a SOP to the slave holding states kennetha Dec 2017 #10

I bet they never envisioned someone like Trump. LisaL Dec 2017 #14

The No Confidence vote in Parliamentary Systems can be just as problematic malaise Dec 2017 #15