“We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, represen

[T. A. Gardner]

You are a rabbit sitting at a table with two other rabbits and a wolf. The Wolf declares "might makes right" and, therefore, he'll make all the dinner decisions from that time forward. What do you do?*

https://www.habsboys.org.uk/post-ar...g/post/democracy-the-worst-form-of-government
Winston Churchill once famously said that democracy was ‘the worst form of government.’ He made a rather good point for, in so many ways, it is a flawed and unsatisfactory system. Churchill, of course, knew a lot about the subject; twice Prime Minister of Great Britain, prolific author of political histories and the architect of our struggle to defend and preserve democracy in the face of its two greatest threats last century - fascist aggression and communist expansion. We should listen to his sage words.
Shoot the wolf in the head.

You get fucked either way. That's why neither authoritarian or direct democratic rule works.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Why would any America hate democracy?

Fucking Putin cum guzzler

A complex question followed by an insult. How juvenile of you... Got anything constructive to add to the discussion?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

You get fucked either way. That's why neither authoritarian or direct democratic rule works.

Which is why we have a Republic. You used to be educated, Terry. What happened?

 

[Flash]

Right now, with the electoral college, a candidate can win the election by just carrying 12 of the larges electoral states. You think that's fair?

The ten largest states have over 178 million people, more than a majority.

 

[BidenPresident]

We do sport. The one who gets the most votes in a state gets that states electoral votes, (yes some states divide the electoral votes). So in presidential elections through history the winner also won the popular vote with minor exceptions.

Not a popular vote.

 

[evince]

Which is why we have a Republic. You used to be educated, Terry. What happened?

Russian propaganda

 

[evince]

A complex question followed by an insult. How juvenile of you... Got anything constructive to add to the discussion?

A lie followed by the required shaming of a liar


Fuck you liar


Suck that Putin cock

 

[Dutch Uncle]

The ten largest states have over 178 million people, more than a majority.

Ergo, a popular vote would allow ten states to dominate the other forty. Tyranny of the majority.

Think this through: California as the most people but not more people than Texas & Florida.

Besides, do you really think the 3/4s of the US states would ratify an amendment to eliminate the EC?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Russian propaganda

via White Supremacy?

 

[Gondwanaland]

Putin never explained the constitution to you huh dick swaddle

Putin is a fascist piece of shit who should have been assassinated years ago, you shit-brained cocktard.

SCOTUS does not make law. People learn that in grade school. Their decision are not 'settled law', you cum-hungry whore.

 

[Gondwanaland]

That dictionaries say you fucks are idiots

The dictionary didn't agree with you you shitbrained cunt.

Go educate yourself:

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Which is why we have a Republic. You used to be educated, Terry. What happened?

Nothing. We used to have a Republic. Why would anyone want it to be turned into a direct democracy with mob rule other than as a prelude to dictatorship?

 

[Nordberg]

Nothing. We used to have a Republic. Why would anyone want it to be turned into a direct democracy with mob rule other than as a prelude to dictatorship?

Do we have mob rule in the states? They go by votes. A republic was designed to make it so the "right" people could vote. In PolySci they said it was also because transportation was a big deal in the early days. It took days to go from town to town, so they gave the votes counts to people who would travel to the capitol with them.

 

[Althea]

Why? Why should we want just 6 or 7 states, and the handful of large urban areas within them to dominate national elections?

Probably for the same reason that states who have 5 times the population of states with more cows than humans, get the same two votes in the Senate.

You are advocating for rule by minority, which is no better than rule by majority. Maybe worse

 

[BidenPresident]

Nothing. We used to have a Republic. Why would anyone want it to be turned into a direct democracy with mob rule other than as a prelude to dictatorship?

Funny how you like Trump and his mob ruling.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Nothing. We used to have a Republic.

Why would anyone want it to be turned into a direct democracy with mob rule other than as a prelude to dictatorship?

Disagreed on "used to have" but I'm curious: What do you believe happened to it? What is your solution? Lemme guess: violent overthrow of the US government to Make America Great Again? LOL

Populism is a direct democracy which, under Pedo Don, would have been a prelude to dictatorship. What kind of fucking moron would want that?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Funny how you like Trump and his mob ruling.

Not funny considering that's what all white supremacists want.

 

[Althea]

Because the President is President of all Americans. Not just the states.

The argument is that the Midwest will not be represented at all.

As it is now, only 3 or 4 states decide elections. Politicians chase electoral votes, instead of attracting the votes of the people

 

[BidenPresident]

The argument is that the Midwest will not be represented at all.

As it is now, only 3 or 4 states decide elections. Politicians chase electoral votes, instead of attracting the votes of the people

The idea of people living their entire lives out where they were born is over. State boundaries are meaningless.

 

[Althea]

we have small states and very large states. Our forefathers realize in prefer for small states to have a say and electoral system would work better. And I will remind you that the Senators that you mention are elected by a disproportionate system meaning one man’s vote in one staedoesnot carry the same weight in every other state,

What do you mean?