Electoral college reform on details is fine, but opposing the principle with "HRC won popular vote" = definition of tyranny of majority
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in place to maintain white supremacy it seems to be functioning as designed and will do so until it is destroyed.
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that's a further inference you're making... I think race was a factor for a lot of trump voters, but not for all
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@aldreas which is exactly where we are: mutual prejudice is geographically partitioned as founders expected, so system operating correctlyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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fitness and competency...included whiteness and maleness by definition at the time.
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Sure. Reform needed in details, numbers, loosening of geography bindings, exorcism of baked in historical conditions
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I would agree if electors could vote individual conscience. But if they're legally tied to their state's popular vote, then they /1
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If you break that tie to popular vote you're effectively arguing for oligarchy/feudalism and pop vote as merely advisory
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but it's other purpose was to allow electors above the fray of passion to act as a factional backstop. It doesn't do that.
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yeah, so that part I agree could do with reform
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only represent either compliance with the national vote or local distortion, not a reasoned evaluation of candidate's merits /2
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