[ExI] The last chance to stop Trump

[Dylan Distasio]

Thank you!  Apparently close to half the country needs a high school civics
lesson.   I thank my lucky stars daily we are not a direct democracy.  It's
a terrible idea.  The EC while not perfect is way better than the
alternatives.

On Nov 13, 2016 4:30 PM, "BillK" <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 13 November 2016 at 21:18, John Clark  wrote:
> > The electoral college is the most undemocratic part of the entire US
> > constitution, Hillary Clinton got at least 2 million more votes than
> Trump,
> > and when all the votes are counted probably a good deal more. It
> wouldn't be
> > illegal for an elector to vote according to his conscience. And it
> certainly
> > wouldn't be undemocratic!
> >
>
>
> The USA is a representative republic, not a democracy.
>
> The electoral college is there to stop California, Texas and New York
> (the most populous states) telling the other 47 states how they are
> going to be run.
>
> BillK
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