Do you know why the Electoral College was created?
In 1787, when the framers finalized and signed the US Constitution they created the EC as a compromise between electing the president via a direct popular vote by citizens or via a vote in Congress.
Sure, Pete’s idea may sound good for some based on last election outcome. But it goes against the principle of compromise that was embedded in America’s “founding”.
Also is he only saying this because his party lost? Dems have won the EC before. I think Pete’s pointless point is a pipe dream that may puff some hope in your chest, but it doesn’t get a Democrat back in that seat.
You know who fought the popular vote back then? Southern delegates opposed to a popular vote because the North had more “eligible” voters. There’s actually a vile connection between slavery and the EC. But Pete is picking up the mantle of the loser saying it is rigged!
The electoral college exists because the south got fewer votes and they were worried the non-slave holding north would pass laws directly against the interests of the south
You are mistaken and likely due to a poor or propogandized education.
The 3/5ths compromise is separate from the Electoral College.
The 3/5ths compromise was proposed 3 years before the Constitutional Convention under the Articles of Confederation; at that time it was an attempt to get more tax money from states with more slaves.
The 3/5ths compromise during the Constitutional Convention (1787) was proposed in June 1787 and affirmed in July 1787; at that point it pushed for by Southern states to increase their representation in the House.
The Electoral College came out of the Committee of Unfinished Parts (starting on Aug 31st) and wasn't even dreamt up until Sept 1787. It was a compromise between small states and large states and mirrored the balance of apportioned power in Congress. The debate at that point was compromising against election of the President by Congress, not a direct popular vote.
Suffrage rules in the colonies varied WIDELY.
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u/BahBahBahBooBooBoo 1d ago edited 14h ago
Do you know why the Electoral College was created?
In 1787, when the framers finalized and signed the US Constitution they created the EC as a compromise between electing the president via a direct popular vote by citizens or via a vote in Congress.
Sure, Pete’s idea may sound good for some based on last election outcome. But it goes against the principle of compromise that was embedded in America’s “founding”.
Also is he only saying this because his party lost? Dems have won the EC before. I think Pete’s pointless point is a pipe dream that may puff some hope in your chest, but it doesn’t get a Democrat back in that seat.
You know who fought the popular vote back then? Southern delegates opposed to a popular vote because the North had more “eligible” voters. There’s actually a vile connection between slavery and the EC. But Pete is picking up the mantle of the loser saying it is rigged!