Comment on The Reason for the Electoral College
dvoraqs@lemmy.world 1 month agoDo you prefer voting for somebody that promises to do what a large diverse group of people want or voting on issues directly?
Comment on The Reason for the Electoral College
dvoraqs@lemmy.world 1 month agoDo you prefer voting for somebody that promises to do what a large diverse group of people want or voting on issues directly?
Kaboom@reddthat.com 1 month ago
It’s worked so far
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 month ago
The idea is the majority vote for stupid things. The people we vote it are supposed to balance it with intelligence. Just because children want extra candy doesn’t mean they should get the the candy.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 1 month ago
That’s kinda fucked up to say. We’re talking about full grown adults here, not children
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 month ago
They want free housing, free college, free food, free money. Does that sound like adults or children ?
TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 1 month ago
If you’re a white make of moderate to high wealth*