Alternate View Of The Popular Vote / Trump Wins ( hear me out ) )

[WhipperSnapper 88]

Originally Posted by upgrader

That was a gazillion years ago.

Yeah, and? Correct me if I'm wrong but the Constitution was never amended to do away with the Electoral College, right? Those provisions still remain the law of the land, duly adopted and ratified in accordance with the law, yes?

Never fails to amaze me when people say such ignorant things...... If you think the provisions of the Constitution that establish the Electoral College are too old and outdated, great. Get the ball rolling on repealing them and establish a national popular vote.

I can't believe there are so many people who would be perfectly fine with just ignoring or throwing out the parts of the Constitution that they don't agree with without having gone through the lawful process of changing/repealing them. A lot of people aren't smart enough to see how dangerous that would be, which is why the founders didn't want a population, majority driven government in the first place....

I think if the founders were around today, and were told that the majority vote was irrelevant, they'd say "what's wrong with you dude?"

Umm..... I think the fact that the founders are the ones who opted for the electoral college instead of a popular vote in the first place pretty much says you're wrong.....

[WhipperSnapper 88]

Originally Posted by upgrader

One person, less one vote - the modern slavery.

Again, the founders never intended for a "one person, one vote" system, so the fact that some populations are over represented compared to others is not a flaw in the system, it was the intent. America is a confederation of STATES, not people, and the system was designed to be representative of State entities and their interests, not "the people" as a whole.


It's one thing not to like that and think it needs changed, but don't misunderstand the process and attribute a flaw to it that doesn't exist.


The founders argued over and hashed all this out at the Constitutional Conventions. Some thought the same way you do. They lost out in the end.