@jeffw to politics • 17 hours agoNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square51arrow-up1503arrow-down110cross-posted to: progressivepolitics[email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 hours agoRead the article? Lol I just knee jerk react to the headline.
minus-square@PugJesuslinkEnglish16•edit-213 hours agoThe Roman Republic. No, really - the Tribal Assembly, the democratic legislature of the Republic, was divided by tribes, and tribes sorted according to geographic residence. Urban tribes got 4 votes, and rural tribes got 31 votes. Just like today! [sobbing]
minus-square@Sam_Basslink4•12 hours agothx 4 the info. always nice to learn some history. one of my favorite subjects in school
what other country ever did?
The article points out France, Finland, Argentina.
Read the article? Lol I just knee jerk react to the headline.
The Roman Republic.
No, really - the Tribal Assembly, the democratic legislature of the Republic, was divided by tribes, and tribes sorted according to geographic residence. Urban tribes got 4 votes, and rural tribes got 31 votes. Just like today!
[sobbing]
thx 4 the info. always nice to learn some history. one of my favorite subjects in school