Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

[Gelston]

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[Astray]

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Fucking where?

[Back]

The electoral college is a disgrace because it works exactly the way it was designed to work. We should just let California and New York decide the president every four years for the rest of us simple folks.

Thats completely false.

If a party has a platform that resonates with more people, regardless of their income, education, location, or any other factor, then that party should win in a democracy.

Its the platform that should matter.

[Gelston]

Thats completely false.

If a party has a platform that resonates with more people, regardless of their income, education, location, or any other factor, then that party should win in a democracy.

Its the platform that should matter.

Or they should win based upon the rules that were written into the US Constitution.

[Wrathbringer]

Thats completely false.

If a party has a platform that resonates with more people, regardless of their income, education, location, or any other factor, then that party should win in a democracy.

Its the platform that should matter.

That's why we're not a democracy. We're a democratic republic. Learn the difference.

[Back]

Or they should win based upon the rules that were written into the US Constitution.

That argument does not make sense. The way the electoral college works now was changed from how it was originally written. We can, and hopefully will, change it again.

[Ashlander]

That argument does not make sense. The way the electoral college works now was changed from how it was originally written. We can, and hopefully will, change it again.

The only thing I see that was changed was that the person with the most electoral votes became president and the other became vice president. That means Hillary still wouldn't be president.

[Back]

The only thing I see that was changed was that the person with the most electoral votes became president and the other became vice president. That means Hillary still wouldn't be president.

The point being that it was changed. Not how it was changed.

[Wrathbringer]

That argument does not make sense. The way the electoral college works now was changed from how it was originally written. We can, and hopefully will, change it again.

We won't. So get over your butthurt.

[Gelston]

The point being that it was changed. Not how it was changed.

They didn't change how the President was elected, just the Vice President, because it didn't make sense to have competing parties in the Executive Branch. It is pretty common for you to ignore the why. You can't figure out why the Electoral College exists as it does, you just want it changed because your person lost.

Fact is, it is never going to be changed. You will never get the needed number of states to ratify an amendment.