• glimse@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The only people who like the electoral college are people who lose the popular vote

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      Our founding fathers did not like democracy and took steps to keep our republic running by implementing the superior electoral college system.

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        What is superior about it at all? That it gives disproportional voting power to a few states?

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          It’s what keeps the union together. Otherwise we would have split a long time ago.

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              Are we still a nation after all these years? Do you not understand what the electoral college does? It makes sure the smaller states still have equal power in the government. Otherwise we’d split off because power would be held by a few states.

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                I’m thinking you shouldn’t talk about the electoral college until you understand what it does because you’re dead wrong

                Power IS held by a few states…the swing states…that are made important because the electoral college gives them disproportionate votes. States aren’t people and where you live shouldn’t matter for the presidential election.

                [https://fairvote.org/archives/the_electoral_college-population_vs_electoral_votes/](A vote in Wyoming has the same “power” as 2 1/2 votes from Oregon). What about that sounds right to you?

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                  States are the centers of power in our country. Not the people. It’s why states vote for president.

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          You mean so the democrats could own their slaves. Funny how things have not changed

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              Lincoln was a conservative himself. He described himself as a conservative and historians Label him as one. In the speech you cited, he was speaking as a conservative to other conservatives.

              Democrats owned slaves. Democrats still want to own slaves.

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                Ending slavery is not a conservative position by definition. Conservatism means continuing the system that is currently in place and accepted.

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                  Ending slavery is a conservative value. Since we believe all men are equal, slavery by default insults that position.

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                  I get you don’t read well but see how Lincoln uses the word we. It’s including himself. Lincoln was a conservative. He was a Republican.

                  Lincoln was not a progressive.

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    It’ll be investing to see how the numbers change after the debate. I suspect we will see Kamala drop even further.