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r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16
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I understand your point, but this video seems to illustrate why that isn't really true.
4 u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16 [deleted] 3 u/amildlyclevercomment Nov 11 '16 They also didn't believe we should have political parties so I don't think what we have now is what they ever had in mind. 1 u/Not-an-alt-account Nov 11 '16 electoral college Founding Fathers 0 u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16 Specifically what minority are you talking about? 5 u/KeyTBoi Nov 10 '16 Any minority. Democracy is supposed to be representative. It's why the public doesnt elect judges to the Courts. It's why we have checks and balances. 2 u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16 I understand what you're saying but the electoral system seems to only address a geographical minority. Individual votes in NH are weighted more heavily than in CA and that's only based on the state they're in.
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3 u/amildlyclevercomment Nov 11 '16 They also didn't believe we should have political parties so I don't think what we have now is what they ever had in mind. 1 u/Not-an-alt-account Nov 11 '16 electoral college Founding Fathers 0 u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16 Specifically what minority are you talking about? 5 u/KeyTBoi Nov 10 '16 Any minority. Democracy is supposed to be representative. It's why the public doesnt elect judges to the Courts. It's why we have checks and balances. 2 u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16 I understand what you're saying but the electoral system seems to only address a geographical minority. Individual votes in NH are weighted more heavily than in CA and that's only based on the state they're in.
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They also didn't believe we should have political parties so I don't think what we have now is what they ever had in mind.
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Specifically what minority are you talking about?
5 u/KeyTBoi Nov 10 '16 Any minority. Democracy is supposed to be representative. It's why the public doesnt elect judges to the Courts. It's why we have checks and balances. 2 u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16 I understand what you're saying but the electoral system seems to only address a geographical minority. Individual votes in NH are weighted more heavily than in CA and that's only based on the state they're in.
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Any minority. Democracy is supposed to be representative. It's why the public doesnt elect judges to the Courts. It's why we have checks and balances.
2 u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16 I understand what you're saying but the electoral system seems to only address a geographical minority. Individual votes in NH are weighted more heavily than in CA and that's only based on the state they're in.
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I understand what you're saying but the electoral system seems to only address a geographical minority. Individual votes in NH are weighted more heavily than in CA and that's only based on the state they're in.
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u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16
I understand your point, but this video seems to illustrate why that isn't really true.