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They did not really trust the people to elect the president.

Posted on: November 17, 2016 at 12:38:21 CT
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This was their last check on the power of the people. It gave the elites a chance to override the wishes of the great unwashed.

Truthfully they put that provision in for a case just like this one. It was put there to stop a populist movements. This was definitely a case of populist -vs- establishment.
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     They did not really trust the people to elect the president. - DHighlander KC - 11/17 12:38:21
     "crazy people playing havoc with our political process" - TigerJackSwartz MU - 11/17 12:13:53
          ...and the only reason fat hillary isn't demanding recounts - hokie VT - 11/17 12:24:34
          You mean like algore? You mean someone who didn't fall for - hokie VT - 11/17 12:19:17
          if it were shown to have been rigged or not just - 90Tiger MU - 11/17 12:17:18
     because it's less susceptible to corruption than doing - 90Tiger MU - 11/17 12:07:43
          I don't understand. The electoral count is known. What - hokie VT - 11/17 12:10:17
               elections are human activities, part of our system is to - 90Tiger MU - 11/17 12:13:07




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