The electoral college was a compromise between those wanting voting restricted to those owning an acre of urban land or a section of rural land, and those wanting one free man one vote. It enabled slave-owning planters, slave-trade ship owners, and wage-slave factory owners to have veto over the far more numerous yeoman farmers and craftsmen. Ratification of the Constitution was held hostage to get it included. The issue is still being fought in these pages between those favoring a democratic republic and those wanting a dictatorship.
Donald Trump settled for $25 million in a class-action lawsuit due to the scam Trump University. The Electoral college put the least popular president ever into the white house, after settling (remember how Trump never settles?) the fraudulent scheme that was Trump U.
Circumstances never change, so why should institutions change? If it made sense in the late 18th century, it must make sense in the early 21st century.
I understand how democracy works – we are a representative Republic.
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Hillary Clinton won 490 counties. Donald Trump won 2,622. This is why the Electoral College exists. Look at a map. Blue west coast and all of the Northeast except for PA. That is where the votes are. The South and MidWest don’t matter to a certain party.
Bob Murphy Premium Member over 7 years ago
This was probably Trump’s argument if he had lost. That and all the illegal votes.
William Bednar Premium Member over 7 years ago
One of those documents was made of recycled toilet paper from Donald Trump’s bathroom. You guess which.
hippogriff over 7 years ago
The electoral college was a compromise between those wanting voting restricted to those owning an acre of urban land or a section of rural land, and those wanting one free man one vote. It enabled slave-owning planters, slave-trade ship owners, and wage-slave factory owners to have veto over the far more numerous yeoman farmers and craftsmen. Ratification of the Constitution was held hostage to get it included. The issue is still being fought in these pages between those favoring a democratic republic and those wanting a dictatorship.
Mr. Blawt over 7 years ago
Donald Trump settled for $25 million in a class-action lawsuit due to the scam Trump University. The Electoral college put the least popular president ever into the white house, after settling (remember how Trump never settles?) the fraudulent scheme that was Trump U.
............................cocoultergeistCCvCerus over 7 years ago
SO, if you want your vote to count DON’T LIVE IN A CITY,,,,,,dirt is more worthy than people??
superposition over 7 years ago
Some people just don’t see the advantage to our current voting system.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-trump-voter-lost-her-home-to-new-treasury-secretary-2016-12
toahero over 7 years ago
Only Trump could win an election and continue to claim that it was rigged.
Funny_Ha_Ha over 7 years ago
We should add Chaos and Apathy to the horsemen of the apocalypse.
lonecat over 7 years ago
Circumstances never change, so why should institutions change? If it made sense in the late 18th century, it must make sense in the early 21st century.
"It's the End of the World!!!" Premium Member over 7 years ago
I understand how democracy works – we are a representative Republic.
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Hillary Clinton won 490 counties. Donald Trump won 2,622. This is why the Electoral College exists. Look at a map. Blue west coast and all of the Northeast except for PA. That is where the votes are. The South and MidWest don’t matter to a certain party.
http://www.inquisitr.com/3748311/donald-trump-won-2600-counties-compared-to-clintons-500-winning-83-of-the-geographic-nation/
Happy Two Shoes over 7 years ago
The liberal majority gets ruled by the vicious and ignorant minority
vorpal7 over 7 years ago
He is your President Bennett :) God Bless the USA and the electoral college!