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wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Uh… no, that’s my point. If electors are selected by a popular vote, that’s the vote. Very rare for electors to switch candidates

Because 33 states have made laws which I think are unconditional. The electors are a check and balance of the system. The idea is to prevent the wrong type of person being elected.

They also didn’t expect a party duopoly and hoped to avoid the current situation

Not they did did. That’s something very uniquely American that grew and stuck. It’s a shame. More parties would be better.

anti-democratic

Our system was designed to be anti-democratic. We were designed to be a republic.

If we were a democracy, being gay would still be a crime. We don’t want that. We have the constitution to help balance things out. People could vote for really bad ideas that destroy the country.

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