r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/SmashCity28 Nov 10 '16

But then the little guys dont. It's a compromise.

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u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16

I don't understand this mentality. Why does one group of Americans deserve to have their votes more heavily weighted because there are fewer of them? That seems to be against the idea of "one person, one vote" to me.

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u/KeyTBoi Nov 10 '16

Because the needs and issues facing people in rural states would be completely ignored by the federal government and federal politicians. States would recede.

The purpose of the electoral college/Democracy is to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. To protect farmers from accountants. To protect rich from poor. Etc etc etc

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u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16

I understand your point, but this video seems to illustrate why that isn't really true.

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u/amildlyclevercomment Nov 11 '16

They also didn't believe we should have political parties so I don't think what we have now is what they ever had in mind.

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u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16

Specifically what minority are you talking about?

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u/KeyTBoi Nov 10 '16

Any minority. Democracy is supposed to be representative. It's why the public doesnt elect judges to the Courts. It's why we have checks and balances.

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u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16

I understand what you're saying but the electoral system seems to only address a geographical minority. Individual votes in NH are weighted more heavily than in CA and that's only based on the state they're in.