Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAmericans, if you put yourself in the shoes of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their ilk at the founding of this country, what questions do you think they would have for the leaders of today?message-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down19
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareAmericans, if you put yourself in the shoes of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their ilk at the founding of this country, what questions do you think they would have for the leaders of today?Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoTurns out, the Electoral College can actually do the opposite of what it was intended for!
minus-squareJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoOr work as advertised on the box?
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-25 months agoIt was initially there to safeguard against populist demagogues with no sense of responsibility or decency who might destroy the country. Oops.
Turns out, the Electoral College can actually do the opposite of what it was intended for!
Or work as advertised on the box?
It was initially there to safeguard against populist demagogues with no sense of responsibility or decency who might destroy the country. Oops.