Electoral College = Minority Rule: Difference between revisions
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1 | 1. '''The SCOTUS is dominated by "Originalist" who claim to stick | ||
to the text of the Constitution vaguely tempered in some way | to the text of the Constitution''' vaguely tempered in some way | ||
by their own individual interpretation of the mores during the | by their own individual interpretation of the mores during the | ||
time the Constitution was written. | time the Constitution was written. | ||
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election. This is because most states select their Electors via popular vote | election. This is because most states select their Electors via popular vote | ||
and only practice minimal voter suppression strategies, but this is a rather | and only practice minimal voter suppression strategies, but this is a rather | ||
naïve approach. '''Once more candidates for elected office see the advantages | naïve approach. '''Once more candidates for elected office see the advantages''' | ||
of gaming a poorly designed electoral system this will get worse.''' | '''of gaming a poorly designed electoral system this will get worse.''' | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
