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FBaggins

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31. That once again confuses the two "compromises"
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 03:54 PM
Jun 2020

The EC balanced the interests of small vs large states while the 3/5 compromise balanced slave/free... but those aren't the same groups. There were large and small states in both the North and South.

The Madison quote is not related to the characteristic of the EC that gives smaller states relatively more power than the larger ones in selecting the executive (the current objection). He was talking about electors vs direct voting (and in relation to executive re-eligibility, not election). His point is equally valid if the electoral college was apportioned by population alone.




Ka ching Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #1
PERFECT!! leftieNanner Jun 2020 #2
This one deserves wide circulation. Dead-bang perfect. (nt) Paladin Jun 2020 #3
Excellent observation! sop Jun 2020 #4
If only we could make some kind of deal with the red states BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #5
Now, *that* is the best one to get rid of!1 UTUSN Jun 2020 #6
MOVE TO #1 ON THE LIST !!! fierywoman Jun 2020 #7
Bazinga! brush Jun 2020 #8
Cue it up. Looooong overdue. Popular vote, paper trail, scanners that can't be hacked. Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #9
14th amendment says we can take away electoral votes from some racially oppressive states IronLionZion Jun 2020 #10
This needs to be its own OP! geardaddy Jun 2020 #22
the 14th Amendment unfortunately also created a MASSIVE disenfranchisement tool Celerity Jun 2020 #37
That's why they like to incarcerate people who look like Democrats IronLionZion Jun 2020 #41
Absolutely! niyad Jun 2020 #11
K&R! KPN Jun 2020 #12
Thank you! CountMyVote4Reality Jun 2020 #13
Yes! It's long past time to get rid of the electoral college. crickets Jun 2020 #14
Your wording of question is excellent bobbieinok Jun 2020 #15
When Joe's in the WH & we take the Senate, they'll make sure to kill it KS Toronado Jun 2020 #16
I doubt very much Biden would support such an effort. Kaleva Jun 2020 #24
It will require a constitutional amendment which can drag on for years. nt yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #33
I sooooooooooooo want to get rid of the Upthevibe Jun 2020 #17
x1000 Capt. America Jun 2020 #44
The EC isn't a monument to slavery FBaggins Jun 2020 #18
Close: The EC was not the compromise. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #21
We got rid of that monument over a century and a half ago FBaggins Jun 2020 #26
The Electoral College was constructed to give more power to white southerners, out of proportion WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #29
That once again confuses the two "compromises" FBaggins Jun 2020 #31
There have been attempts to abolish the EC IronLionZion Jun 2020 #28
Which is basically what I said FBaggins Jun 2020 #30
If we didn't have that, Putin would have never succeeded. C Moon Jun 2020 #19
NAILED IT! LymphocyteLover Jun 2020 #20
yep, it's a slave era holdover llashram Jun 2020 #23
Boom! lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #25
It doesn't take a constitutional amendment customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #27
Therein Lies The Problem ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #40
It's not a bug, it's a feature customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #43
Getting rid of monuments to slave owners, you say? Straw Man Jun 2020 #32
NO F*****G S**T!!!! Doreen Jun 2020 #34
BOOM! calimary Jun 2020 #35
Good one! Poiuyt Jun 2020 #36
I wish I'd said that. jaxexpat Jun 2020 #38
Let us know when you have 3/5 of the States in agreement. brooklynite Jun 2020 #39
Adherence to Inertia caused by Structural Bindings will bring down a Nation. MarcA Jun 2020 #42
Well... as long as there is a "list"... I have a suggestion Josiesdad Jun 2020 #45
Brilliant point. zentrum Jun 2020 #46
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