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Originally Posted by jwb
the other upshot being a closer approximation to democracy...
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Is democracy good? The shaven apes that drive around this country in cars they don't need, eating food they largely waste, and screaming at televisions are given to emotional swings. You should have a few barries in the way to slow down those emotional knee-jerks.
The electoral college is supposed to give weight to geography, at a time where that mattered more. We didn't account for the shrinking of the nation. Direct democracy doesn't solve for that (imo).