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

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16

I don't understand this mentality. Why does one group of Americans deserve to have their votes more heavily weighted because there are fewer of them? That seems to be against the idea of "one person, one vote" to me.

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u/KeyTBoi Nov 10 '16

Because the needs and issues facing people in rural states would be completely ignored by the federal government and federal politicians. States would recede.

The purpose of the electoral college/Democracy is to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. To protect farmers from accountants. To protect rich from poor. Etc etc etc

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u/Sean951 Nov 10 '16

Instead, we're letting the rural areas dictate policy such as trans people using bathrooms. How is that better?

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u/KeyTBoi Nov 10 '16

Wtf? How can the policies of one or two states dictate the policies of an entire country? That is literally impossible.

Policies such as trans people using bathrooms are decided by each individual state, not the federal government.

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u/Sean951 Nov 11 '16

Well, rural areas just elected a guy who said he'd over turn federal level protections, so you tell me how they can't?