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It doesn't do that though.

Posted on: January 4, 2019 at 16:12:11 CT

limenats MU

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M.O.B. Votes:

The founders envisioned an enlightened and informed electoral college privy to information the public does not have.

Instead, electors vote exactly as the people did. It doesn't prevent the tyranny of the majority, it stamps approval on it.

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Electoral college, one thing at a time. - limenats MU - 1/4 15:51:47

Sure. If 51% of the country was - GA Tiger MU - 1/4 16:23:40

RE: Sure. If 51% of the country was - limenats MU - 1/4 16:26:53

You, predictably, ignored my post and point. - GA Tiger MU - 1/4 16:41:12

RE: You, predictably, ignored my post and point. - limenats MU - 1/4 16:44:30

Prevents direct election of President - El-ahrairah BAMA - 1/4 16:10:47

It's better to have a President that most voters wanted - limenats MU - 1/4 16:16:08

That's not a refutation of his point. It's simply a reply - MizzouTigerz MU

- 1/4 16:36:30

Can you give me another election where the loser wins? - limenats MU - 1/4 16:38:24

Post one thing you think it does, I'll refute it. - MizzouTigerz MU

- 1/4 16:43:42

No I would rather have a king - El-ahrairah BAMA - 1/4 16:25:37

Then move to a country that has a direct democracy - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 1/4 16:19:37

What kind of government do we have? - limenats MU - 1/4 16:20:33

A federal constitutional republic. - ummmm MU - 1/4 16:24:00

Pretty much the electoral college is the only thing... - escalade NWMSU - 1/4 16:27:50

Democratic Republic... - escalade NWMSU - 1/4 16:23:18

No thanks, too late in the day to deal with this stupidity(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 1/4 16:22:55

Most would say we have a representative democracy. - limenats MU - 1/4 16:31:03

It is as they intended it. It's not what you want it to be. - MizzouTigerz MU

- 1/4 16:42:15

Makes presidential candidates visit states they would never - tgr MU

- 1/4 16:10:08

Negative. Campaign resources are currently allocated - limenats MU - 1/4 16:17:51

Stopped HRC from being President(nm) - tman MU - 1/4 16:04:31

Exactly. More people voted for her. She should be the Pres - limenats MU - 1/4 16:10:38

You didn't refute it(nm) - tman MU - 1/4 16:15:47

I did actually. - limenats MU - 1/4 16:19:39

You didn't refute. Now you are just changing the subject(nm) - tman MU - 1/4 16:51:10

So if 50.0001% vote to burn my house down... - escalade NWMSU - 1/4 16:12:25

I'm good with it(nm) - Danny Whizzbang USA - 1/4 16:15:46

You and Stalin make nice bedfellows (nm) - escalade NWMSU - 1/4 16:18:48

I just think you're a dick(nm) - Danny Whizzbang USA - 1/4 16:20:17

Touché (nm) - escalade NWMSU - 1/4 16:23:46

lol (nm) - Sal KC - 1/4 16:06:36

Gets under your skin. (nm) - ummmm MU - 1/4 16:03:17

Nah. I'm trying to educate some folks who have trouble - limenats MU - 1/4 16:12:43

The electoral college discussion is not one of logic - ummmm MU - 1/4 16:13:49

I understand why it started and what the founders said about - limenats MU - 1/4 16:22:07

You clearly haven't refuted mine: - ummmm MU - 1/4 16:23:14

To prevent the Tyranny of the Majority(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 1/4 16:00:09

It doesn't do that though. - limenats MU - 1/4 16:12:11

lol you really don't understand how it works do you - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 1/4 16:13:38

Here is how it works. Voters cast votes and in 48 - limenats MU - 1/4 16:24:55

give slight electoral advantage to lightly populated states. - bornoncampus MU - 1/4 15:54:03

That's true and an argument to shut it down. - limenats MU - 1/4 15:54:36

We need government that works for the people it serves. - bornoncampus MU - 1/4 15:56:01

I'm ok with that idea but states should split electoral - limenats MU - 1/4 16:14:50

government does work for the people it serves - pickle MU

- 1/4 16:08:53