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Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant
Like what?
The EC's greatest flaw is that it randomly grants citizens of half a dozen states the power to decide the election, while everyone else gets ignored.
A citizen of Ohio has literally more than 20 times the voting rights of a Texan or a New Yorker. Is that what you call a Plus?
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Actually, the EC's greatest flaw is that it effectively disenfranchises the minority voters in states that heavily leans one way or the other.
That being said, here are several things to take into account. Remember, the US is not one homogenous nation-state, it is a federation of states, and the EC system is borne out of that, as it helps to make sure that smaller states do not become irrelevant, and that the candidates have to at least attempt (or pretend) to care about their interests.
If you remove the EC, all that's going to change is that urban centers in states with large populations will get all the attention.
It's certainly not a system without flaws, but it also wasn't something someone just pulled out of their arse either.
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Originally Posted by creb
While stupid people buying into democracy as a form of government doesn't bug me,
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Don't try to be condescending/smug/holier-than-thou or anything
