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So, wealthy people should (in aggregate) have more political clout? brooklynite Jan 2019 #1
They do already fescuerescue Jan 2019 #6
I'm not wealthy. But my brother is. I live in a giver state, he lives in a taker state. Squinch Jan 2019 #27
"I wish we lived in a nation where the majority rules." EX500rider Jan 2019 #2
Do you really want Texas, California and New York deciding who your President is? marble falls Jan 2019 #3
"Usually" maxsolomon Jan 2019 #7
W's wasn't the EC's fault. It was the Secty of State in Florida and Michigan's doing ... marble falls Jan 2019 #11
Every vote should count equally lunamagica Jan 2019 #9
Only if every state and region were balanced. They are not. The fact is that because of Texas's ... marble falls Jan 2019 #14
Yeah, but that influence is waning now, is it not? mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #28
It ebbs and flows. I got here in 1999. The headlines were: "Democrats gain strength in ... marble falls Jan 2019 #31
I want the majority of Americans to choose our Presidents randr Jan 2019 #32
I think that's a false argument. In It to Win It Jan 2019 #38
Do you think that state interests are all the same? Then why are there still agriculteral ... marble falls Jan 2019 #40
Forgive me but... In It to Win It Jan 2019 #41
The EC was set up to prevent two or three states from determining who the President was ... marble falls Jan 2019 #42
It would not be decided by state if the popular vote prevailed treestar Feb 2019 #54
+1 treestar Feb 2019 #49
Why should urban people have the last word on rural policies? Why should a racist white ... marble falls Feb 2019 #50
Rural policies can be at state level too treestar Feb 2019 #53
Do you really want the swing states deciding? treestar Feb 2019 #48
The EC was useful in the early years of this nation..... Little Star Jan 2019 #4
So the wealthiest get more representation than the poor? fescuerescue Jan 2019 #5
Literally, a "poll" tax... brooklynite Jan 2019 #13
Yeah, that sounds fair sarisataka Jan 2019 #8
The founders were cognizant of this issue sdfernando Jan 2019 #10
Yabbut zipplewrath Jan 2019 #16
Granted the system was conceived and created when there were only 13 states sdfernando Jan 2019 #17
Can't zipplewrath Jan 2019 #18
Or just make it like the House of Lords, an interesting artifact of a bygone era with no real power. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #26
That's because the Senate was never meant to represent the interests of the people Revanchist Jan 2019 #21
Well, yes but zipplewrath Jan 2019 #46
Thus we got dumbfuckistan. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #24
We are a union of states. It's right there in the name. *shrug* n/t X_Digger Jan 2019 #12
Interesting theory. former9thward Jan 2019 #15
Not individual persons per se randr Jan 2019 #33
No. Just no. Goodheart Jan 2019 #19
Not really. Captain Stern Jan 2019 #20
You mean like the States that keep their people poor are able to dump on us all? randr Jan 2019 #35
No, that's not what I mean. Captain Stern Jan 2019 #44
My intent was to show that the "argument" I proposed was just as inane as the one we have. randr Jan 2019 #45
I understand now. No apology necessary. Captain Stern Feb 2019 #47
It is not going to change. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #22
good grief no that is a horrible idea. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #23
Now that would be the obvious solution randr Jan 2019 #36
Actually Apollyonus Jan 2019 #25
Or we could just order people to move to less populous states n/t MichMan Jan 2019 #29
Or we could just directly elect the president. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #30
It was designed to help slave states. Garrett78 Jan 2019 #34
States should not elect the president. The people should kennetha Jan 2019 #37
The difference is only 4% (23 vs 27?) I'd have thought it'd be larger a diff % frankly ... mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #52
Back in the old days you had to own land to vote... Joe941 Jan 2019 #39
i would be thrilled if we just had a system where the winner of the election gets to be President Takket Jan 2019 #43
If you really wanted to design it for fairness, get rid of it, and have the popular vote determine still_one Feb 2019 #51
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