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I realize is a republic and not a direct democracy, but shouldnt the people have DIRECT say in who the president is??? Are the masses really so incompetent that they need a small group of people to determine who the president is incase the popular vote is the "wrong decision?" There have been cases where the electoral college voted against the popular vote such as in the 2000 election. We need to do away with it. It's an insult really.
Unfortunately, the Constitution was written by the economic elite and the Constitution contains things like you mentioned that give testimony to that. The Constitution was meant to serve the economic/political elite. These people hated democracy unless it went their way. In a sense, the US has been a democratic hypocrite since day one.
which is why the left hates the constitution as it was written
no one who wrote the constitution wanted a democracy and the constitution guards against that malignancy
I certainly don't hate the constitution as written.... and I don't think you will find too many from the left that advocate the repeal of all of these amendments that members of the right keep bringing up....
which is why the left hates the constitution as it was written
no one who wrote the constitution wanted a democracy and the constitution guards against that malignancy
I realize is a republic and not a direct democracy, but shouldnt the people have DIRECT say in who the president is???
Are the masses really so incompetent that they need a small group of people to determine who the president is incase the popular vote is the "wrong decision?"
Elitism is a bad thing, the masses are not so ignorant and weak-minded that they can't even make the decision for their own country on who will be president. It infuriates and insults me that a bunch of old white men have to get together and make the decision for us. Why the hell should I vote if I know it might not mean anything? I say we protest this corrupt system and not vote at all. Once they see the numbers drop significantly, maybe the government will rethink this pompous and elitist decision.
Psst. A republic is a form of democracy. It's also known as a representative democracy.
A "republic" is a form of government in which three bodies of the populace are represented, the peon, the wealthy, and the aristocracy.
Are the masses really so incompetent that they need a small group of people to determine who the president is incase the popular vote is the "wrong decision?"
I realize is a republic and not a direct democracy, but shouldnt the people have DIRECT say in who the president is??? Are the masses really so incompetent that they need a small group of people to determine who the president is incase the popular vote is the "wrong decision?" There have been cases where the electoral college voted against the popular vote such as in the 2000 election. We need to do away with it. It's an insult really.
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