"The Founders did not intend to create a pure majority-rule democracy and the office of the president was not designed to bend to the will of 51 percent of the population.
Why? Because minorities need to be protected against the tyranny of the majority.
The Electoral College is perhaps even more important now than it was during the founding because the country has become so much larger and more diverse. Our regional interests have the potential to be near polar opposites." [Western Journalism]
"I would rather see it, where you went with simple votes. You know, you get 100 million votes, and somebody else gets 90 million votes, and you win. There’s a reason for doing this. Because it brings all the states into play."
ReplyDelete-Donald Trump, 11/13/2016, "60 Minutes"
"I would rather have a popular election."
-Donald Trump, 4/26/2018, "Fox & Friends"
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/president-trump-reaffirms-his-long-standing-opposition-electoral-college-and-favors-nationwide-vote
Donald Trump was wrong about that. But thanks for all your links.
ReplyDeleteThe Electoral College is part of our Constitution and the Founding Fathers made no mistake. Everyone, including Donald Trump, should understand the importance of that. He does now!