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5. Great analysis on the fossil that is the US Senate. Having both it and the EC is unnecessary...

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 9, 2019, 09:34 AM

Sep 2019

redundancy in allegedly protecting the rights of small states.

One man/woman, one vote should prevail.

Enslavement of humans no longer exists in this country so neither should the Electoral College which is a vestige of that system.

As for the Senate and the 600k people in Wyoming having as much say as the 40M of California, it goes wihout saying that a revision is in order.

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We can't let the Founders' Electoral College, Senate tradeoffs distort democracy forever [View all] tymorial Sep 2019 OP

As bad as the racist electoral college is... PSPS Sep 2019 #1

We should go back to many of the original plans in the Constitution but NOT this one Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #2

The electorate is US. But yes, abolish "electors" voting by proxy "for" us. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #7

Our Founding Fathers were men of property who feared popular democracy dalton99a Sep 2019 #3

Great analysis on the fossil that is the US Senate. Having both it and the EC is unnecessary... brush Sep 2019 #5

Murder Turtle is the perfect poster boy for abolishing the Senate. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #8

Agreed. It's arguable that he has more power than the president. I prefer to call him Moscow Mitch.. brush Sep 2019 #9

"Moscow Mitch" may be a more useful name politically. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #10

The EC is archaic and a vestige of enslavement. Yes, let's get rid of it. As for the repug argument. brush Sep 2019 #4

Excellent read Freddie Sep 2019 #6