From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

[Tammy]

Agreed. Democracies are notoriously susceptible to horrendous majority decisions. Republics are supposed to protect us from that. At least in theory.

[ApatheticNoMore]

What's so much better about being subjected to horrendous minority decisions? It seems significantly worse.

[Teacher Terry]

Trump is trying to figure out how to steal the election which is really no surprise given his past. I hope I live long enough to see the popular vote decide the presidency.

[frugal-one]

Why?

I often think that people whose ego demands a direct voice to the Federal government without the burden of state and local middle-men (Representatives) were the basis of Benjamin Franklin's retort when asked what type of government they'd created. He said "A Republic, if we can keep it."

https://archive3.fairvote.org/reform...toral-college/

[Tammy]

For 225 years or so we have followed the plan of electing our representatives to decide for us. If we want to change that to a direct democracy, we could give it a whirl.

We do need to remind ourselves though that our republic and our electoral college is our historical and current system. Both Bush #2 and Trump won the electoral college. It might frustrate us to know they both lost the popular vote, but they did win the elections in our current system.

I did not support either one. I was mad they won. But our system was followed ... we shouldn’t act like it wasn’t followed, as we are not set up to be a direct democracy.

[frugal-one]

Obviously it is time for change.


https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020...toral-college/

This is interesting too.

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/22/70562...an-it-may-seem

[Alan]

https://archive3.fairvote.org/reform...toral-college/

Obviously it is time for change.


https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020...toral-college/

This is interesting too.

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/22/70562...an-it-may-seem

I was curious about what you thought about electoral college vs popular vote, but not enough to follow a series of random links.

Rather than post "Obviously it is time for change" followed by a link to someone else's thoughts I'd like to hear why you think it's so obvious.

[Rogar]

I would imagine a “bird lives matter” t-shirt would not meet universal approval.

[frugal-one]

I was curious about what you thought about electoral college vs popular vote, but not enough to follow a series of random links.

Rather than post "Obviously it is time for change" followed by a link to someone else's thoughts I'd like to hear why you think it's so obvious.

I am not going to repeat the LIST of reasons. The are there in black and white,

[frugal-one]

I would imagine a “bird lives matter” t-shirt would not meet universal approval.

It does with me!

They are a harbinger.