Use the Electoral College the way it was intended
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#2If people are worried about a Donald Trump presidency because they're afraid he'll break norms, tear down established systems, and use his elected status to remove any independent/non-populist institution, it is not a good idea to start with this.
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#3I really can't see this happening. There's no precedent and it would lead to serious civil unrest.
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#4> Secretary Clinton WON THE POPULAR VOTE and should be President.
The Electoral College is in the constitution. The popular vote has never been a method for electing the president by design.
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#5> Secretary Clinton WON THE POPULAR VOTE and should be President. The Electoral College is in the constitution. The popular vote has never been a method for electing the president by design.
It's a daft system you have, but its what you have
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#6A different system would have leaded to different outcome. You can't expect voters behaving the same when the rules change.
Also, Arrow's theorem is valid for any system
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#7> Secretary Clinton WON THE POPULAR VOTE and should be President. The Electoral College is in the constitution. The popular vote has never been a method for electing the president by design.
The Electoral College is in the constitution to stop a demagogue from taking office.
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#8> Secretary Clinton WON THE POPULAR VOTE and should be President. The Electoral College is in the constitution. The popular vote has never been a method for electing the president by design.
As Alexander Hamilton writes in “The Federalist Papers,” the Constitution is designed to ensure “that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”
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#9As Alexander Hamilton writes in “The Federalist Papers,” the Constitution is designed to ensure “that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”
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#10> Secretary Clinton WON THE POPULAR VOTE and should be President. The Electoral College is in the constitution. The popular vote has never been a method for electing the president by design.
I don't particularly feel strong about this petition, but I don't think the argument "because it's the constitution" is a good one. I can imagine the constitution being outdated for certain reasons and I don't think it's a big deal to adapt to the changes.