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"The majority of the country"? Did you sleep through the 200 and 2016 elections, or are you confusing people with acres? The whole problem is the breaking it u

"The majority of the country"? Did you sleep through the 200 and 2016 elections, or are you confusing people with acres? The whole problem is the breaking it up by states, because states are quite frankly not that relevant. No one has allegiances to states. States are subordinate entities, that pretty much subsist on the largesse of the federal government. They're basically counties. The central thesis behind the electoral college simply didn't play out, and holding up today is simply necrocracy. There's a reason why no other government on Earth has one of these things.

IncRnd 10y ago
In 2016 the electoral college functioned exactly as it was designed, to stop the tyranny of the more populous states over the less populous states. You may disagree whether the ec should remain, but you can't say that it didn't play out in 2016.
wtbob 10y ago
> Did you sleep through the 200 and 2016 elections, or are you confusing people with acres? Are you confusing the states with the people? The United States are composed of the several States, and the States elected Messrs. Bush & Trump in those years. > No one has allegiances to states. They ought to. > States are subordinate entities, that pretty much subsist on the largesse of the federal government. They're basically counties. No, states are the sovereign entities which constitute the United States. The people did not ratify the constitution; the states did. Misconceptions like yours are why we should repeal the 17th Amendment, replacing it with one mandating that legislatures appoint their federal senators. Frankly, I'd love to see legislatures appoint electors, too. The people have a voice in the House; having voices in the Senate and in the Executive is too much.
IncRnd 10y ago
"The central thesis behind the electoral college simply didn't play out, and holding up today is simply necrocracy. There's a reason why no other government on Earth has one of these things." I think you mean like the UN, where countries vote not citizens from around the world. According to your logic, the people of China should be able to force you and all other people around the world to do anything and enforce any law that they wish.

IncRnd 10y ago

In 2016 the electoral college functioned exactly as it was designed, to stop the tyranny of the more populous states over the less populous states. You may disagree whether the ec should remain, but you can't say that it didn't play out in 2016.

wtbob 10y ago

> Did you sleep through the 200 and 2016 elections, or are you confusing people with acres? Are you confusing the states with the people? The United States are composed of the several States, and the States elected Messrs. Bush & Trump in those years. > No one has allegiances to states. They ought to. > States are subordinate entities, that pretty much subsist on the largesse of the federal government. They're basically counties. No, states are the sovereign entities which constitute the United States. The people did not ratify the constitution; the states did. Misconceptions like yours are why we should repeal the 17th Amendment, replacing it with one mandating that legislatures appoint their federal senators. Frankly, I'd love to see legislatures appoint electors, too. The people have a voice in the House; having voices in the Senate and in the Executive is too much.

IncRnd 10y ago

"The central thesis behind the electoral college simply didn't play out, and holding up today is simply necrocracy. There's a reason why no other government on Earth has one of these things." I think you mean like the UN, where countries vote not citizens from around the world. According to your logic, the people of China should be able to force you and all other people around the world to do anything and enforce any law that they wish.