Do you believe the Electoral College makes America undemocratic?
Of course, Trump lost!
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No way, I'm right wing
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First of all, the U.S. isn't a Democracy. It's a Constitutional Republic with Democratic influence. The Electoral College was created for the exact reason that we're not a Democracy: because in a Democracy, Tyranny of the Majority rules all. By providing smaller (in terms of population) States with disproportionate power, they have a say in who's elected. Side: Of course, Trump lost!
Copied from reference.com "The electoral college consists of 538 electors, and of those, a candidate needs 270 votes to become president. Although the Founding Fathers wanted the people to have a say, there was concern that a charismatic tyrant could manipulate public opinion and come into power. Alexander Hamilton briefly addressed these concerns in the Federalist Papers. The idea was that the electors would be a group of people who would ensure that a qualified person would become president." The founders established for us, a constitutional republic, with this and other, safeguards . Side: Of course, Trump lost!
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First of all, the U.S. isn't a Democracy. It's a Constitutional Republic with Democratic influence. The Electoral College was created for the exact reason that we're not a Democracy: because in a Democracy, Tyranny of the Majority rules all. By providing smaller (in terms of population) States with disproportionate power, they have a say in who's elected. Side: Of course, Trump lost!
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First of all, the U.S. isn't a Democracy. It's a Constitutional Republic with Democratic influence. The Electoral College was created for the exact reason that we're not a Democracy: because in a Democracy, Tyranny of the Majority rules all. By providing smaller (in terms of population) States with disproportionate power, they have a say in who's elected. Side: Of course, Trump lost!
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Well, do we have the House electing representatives and the Senate electing senators? No, we don't. The People elect them directly, so just like our congressmen, the POTUS should be directly elected. Impeachment is the counter to dictators, we shouldn't be having representatives choose our President. Side: Of course, Trump lost!
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First of all, the U.S. isn't a Democracy. It's a Constitutional Republic with Democratic influence. The Electoral College was created for the exact reason that we're not a Democracy: because in a Democracy, Tyranny of the Majority rules all. By providing smaller (in terms of population) States with disproportionate power, they have a say in who's elected. Side: No way, I'm right wing
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First of all, the U.S. isn't a Democracy. It's a Constitutional Republic with Democratic influence. The Electoral College was created for the exact reason that we're not a Democracy: because in a Democracy, Tyranny of the Majority rules all. By providing smaller (in terms of population) States with disproportionate power, they have a say in who's elected. Side: No way, I'm right wing
The EC isn't "undemocratic", it's just a different form of democracy. It's indeed LESS democratic than simply a straight popular vote. And to some extent having solely a popular vote is dangerous because the most highly populated areas will wield far more power that way. But with all that said, the EC is without doubt an odd institution which serves more to confuse both USA citizens and foreigners abroad than to clarify. Quite frankly its time and reason to exist has passed. Side: No way, I'm right wing
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No, it doesn't. He isn't the only person who will be ruling your country, and the division into constituencies is necessary for the functioning of the government. It was already obvious that such a scenario could happen. It wasn't ever impossible or inconceivable to guess. It'd be childish to now say that he hasn't got the popular vote, so the system is suddenly "undemocratic". Side: No way, I'm right wing
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