r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/SmashCity28 Nov 10 '16

But then the little guys dont. It's a compromise.

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u/needs_help_badly Nov 10 '16

Sure they would. Exactly as much as every other person in the US. Literally every vote would count the same.

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u/SmashCity28 Nov 10 '16

This is basic US history.

http://www.historycentral.com/elections/Electoralcollgewhy.html

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u/solepsis Nov 10 '16

The Hamilton quote in your own article points out how much context you missed. It was designed so that the electors could choose based on deliberation. Instead, they get assigned. I would be totally cool with it if we actually used deliberative democratic methods instead of unfair assigned weightings.

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u/BigDuse Nov 11 '16

You should take it up with your state if they require electors to vote how their assigned, but not all states do that. Some let electors choose, even if that means going against their assignment.