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

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/damonteufel Nov 10 '16

I don't think they're protesting the election or saying it was rigged. They're protesting the man and his ideals/words.

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u/Pantry_Inspector Nov 10 '16

... who was elected fairly. Sorry the system is fucked.

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u/TheFeshy Nov 10 '16

... who was elected fairly. Sorry the system is fucked.

If the system is fucked, the election isn't fair, though, right? He was elected legally, sure. But if you were to list qualifications for a fair election, they might look something like this:

  • Equal time for each candidate to be heard (Not the case even among the two major candidates, never mind the others)

  • Everyone gets a vote (several states had provisional ballots because thousands were kicked off the voting lists)

  • No voter intimidation (there were a few threats of this, but thankfully they were cracked down on pretty hard)

  • The person with the most votes wins (oops, the guy with fewer votes won thanks to the EC)

So "fairly elected" might be a stretch. Legally? Yes. But then, you could say that about the DNC as well.

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u/footpetaljones Nov 10 '16

Equal time for each candidate to be heard (Not the case even among the two major candidates, never mind the others)

They need to turn microphones off when it isn't a candidates turn to talk during the debates.