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re: What is the argument for the electoral college instead of a popular vote?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:49 am to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:49 am to TheCaterpillar
Electoral college allows small population states to have a voice.
Regardless of population a state can get no fewer than 3 votes.
The Framers of the constitution fully understood that.
The also understood giving voice to the less populous states when they wrote Article V of the constitution that requires 2/3 of the states to ratify an amendment.
Regardless of population a state can get no fewer than 3 votes.
The Framers of the constitution fully understood that.
The also understood giving voice to the less populous states when they wrote Article V of the constitution that requires 2/3 of the states to ratify an amendment.
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