06-27-2018, 10:23 AM
(06-26-2018, 05:26 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I do what I can.
But if that is what wins the majority of votes, why is that a problem? There will always be people not represented by the executive in a national election. Hell, that happens in other elections. I live in a blue city in a sea of red and we never have a federal or state representative in Congress that represents our interests.
The EC was created because those making the decisions didn't trust the rabble to make an informed decision about someone they would likely know nothing about (which isn't a problem these days, or rather shouldn't be) and was pushed for in a significant way by the slave states because it afforded them more power (representation counted slaves, even though they couldn't vote, which gave them a boost). The debate around the Twelfth Amendment was all about making the executive more accountable to the people, which at the time the way they came up with was the most feasible way as national elections weren't possible. It's a different story, today.
I'd be more in line with you if marriage was really a religious term.
As I said, soley representing an urban society is the same as solely representing a rural one. You must have differing viewpoints.
I'm familiar with the creation of the EC, and why it was implemented. Take out the slave part, and it still rings true today, IMO.....although it's not limited to the South anymore, and includes the grain belt, etc. I get your point, I truly do, but I also see the validity of the EC, needed improvements notwithstanding.
OK, enlighten me. I thought marriage was a religious term.....old Hebrew law?
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