The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here’s what Biden’s first step should be.

SmarterthanYou said:
just a part of it...........what the electoral college does do is prevent a few high population centers from controlling the direction of a nation that consists of 50 states
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Why is every election, except the president, based on popular vote? Seriously, you believe democracy is a failure?
 
BidenPresident said:
Why is every election based on popular vote? Seriously, you believe democracy is a failure?
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democracy is a failure. the USA started out as a republic, with equal representation for the people, the states, and the nation..........Liberals/Democrats/progressives are close to destroying all of that. you hate the country.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
just a part of it...........what the electoral college does do is prevent a few high population centers from controlling the direction of a nation that consists of 50 states
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Most non-populous areas already receive ample (and disproportionate) representation w/ the Senate. There is really nothing about a national popular vote that would give population centers any kind of "control."

And the electoral system also involves its own "tyranny of the majority" - as most states have a winner-take-all method of deciding electors.
 
BartenderElite said:
Most non-populous areas already receive ample (and disproportionate) representation w/ the Senate. There is really nothing about a national popular vote that would give population centers any kind of "control."

And the electoral system also involves its own "tyranny of the majority" - as most states have a winner-take-all method of deciding electors.
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Good point. Let's say the vote is 1,000,000 for candidate A and 1,000,001 for candidate B. Candidate B gets 24 electoral votes and candidate A gets zero.
 
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I know, you love tyranny of the majority



Uh, cart before horse. Shouldn't you at least let a majority rule before you label it tyranny? Dumberthanshit

How about we give them most popular government a chance for a change?
 
BartenderElite said:
Most non-populous areas already receive ample (and disproportionate) representation w/ the Senate. There is really nothing about a national popular vote that would give population centers any kind of "control."

And the electoral system also involves its own "tyranny of the majority" - as most states have a winner-take-all method of deciding electors.
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prior to the 17th Amendment, the people were represented by the house, the states represented by the senate, and the nation represented via the electoral college. that is a republic. your democracy destroys the protection of the individual.

learn from the founders experience, uneducated idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by SmarterthanYou
even the founders knew democracy was a failure.

Your contempt for the architects of the first democracy in history is duly noted.
 
Micawber said:
Quote Originally Posted by SmarterthanYou View Post
I know, you love tyranny of the majority



Uh, cart before horse. Shouldn't you at least let a majority rule before you label it tyranny? Dumberthanshit

How about we give them most popular government a chance for a change?
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why do you think the founders created the republic? stupid fuck
 
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