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extremely extreme:
The electoral college is working exactly as intended and it's one of the main reasons why our country it still stable today. If we chose our president simply by popular vote that would be a direct democracy which you could probably guess doesn't work in practice much like how communism sounds so good but in reality fails miserably.
FelipeO_O_:
America is falling apart
Bisjac:
--- Quote from: extremely extreme on February 06, 2017, 06:00:47 PM ---The electoral college is working exactly as intended and it's one of the main reasons why our country it still stable today. If we chose our president simply by popular vote that would be a direct democracy which you could probably guess doesn't work in practice much like how communism sounds so good but in reality fails miserably.
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yeah 51% ruling over 49% is forgeted up. that was never intended to EVER be how this country ran. the point of electorates is to cover a wider range of needs vs just individuals who are given a bigger voice.
SeventhSandwich:
--- Quote from: Bisjac on February 06, 2017, 05:57:33 PM ---she had no problem telling electoral voters to cheat the system and side with her.
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I don't really consider that 'cheating the system' though. The original reason why electors are allowed to be faithless is to act as an emergency safeguard in case the American public were to elect someone so badly unqualified to be president.
Bisjac:
so they did just that, and saved the US from a forgeted up candidate. or does it not count when its your candidate...
libs make up rules so often they dont even know where they stand anymore.