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>Stop pushing your small government agenda on HN. Then tell OP to keep their anti-electoral college agenda off of HN The EC isn't inherently broken, most crit
by HideousKojima 6y ago
>Stop pushing your small government agenda on HN.
Then tell OP to keep their anti-electoral college agenda off of HN
The EC isn't inherently broken, most critiques of it miss the point that it was explicitly designed so that the states, and not the people, elect the president. Representatives were the only federal office holders intended to be directly elected by the people
- arthens 6y ago> Then tell OP to keep their anti-electoral college agenda off of HN Discussing a better electoral system is not inherently partisan. Any electoral reform that ends up with America still having to pick between Republicans and Democrats would be a failure in my books. America needs a better electoral system so that it can finally move on from a 2 party system and move towards better representation. > The EC isn't inherently broken, most critiques of it miss the point that it was explicitly designed so that the states, and not the people, elect the president Do you think that's something worth keeping? Honest question.
- mhh__ 6y agoBut that means it is inherently broken in today's USA. Firstly, federal law is clearly very powerful and applies everywhere regardless of states. Secondly, the difference between a state and it's neighbours is basically nil in today's America. The president should be elected by the people. The executive branch is too enormous to be elected (in effect) by such a small percentage of votes cast.