@Crackhappy to Ask LemmyEnglish • 4 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-square60arrow-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 to Ask LemmyEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square60
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•4 months agoTurns out, the Electoral College can actually do the opposite of what it was intended for!
minus-square@Godriclink5•edit-23 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.