• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    And this isn’t some conspiracy theory. Read the Federalist Papers and you’ll find they didn’t want an unruly mob making decisions. Hence why senators were picked by states originally, and why there’s an electoral college instead of popular vote for president.

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      10 months ago

      And it’s high time all this was fixed. Just because some dudes 250 years ago thought a system of government was good, doesn’t mean it’s still adequate today.