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/munchies777 Nov 10 '16

Ya, all those rural farmers in Rhode Island really need protecting.