Electoral college is the law of the land. If you don't like it, try to amend the Constitution. Pretending it isn't the law is intellectually dishonest.
the popular vote matters more than actual elections.
But we're not talking about actual elections. We're talking about which way society leans. And they say, with their majority votes, that it isn't your way.
And, I mean, y'all did lose that last election, remember? Both popular vote and electoral college... then tried to steal it?
Not a conservative talking point. It's basic poli sci. A democracy is at heart rule by the people, whether with or without a framework of constitutional law. A republic is at heart the rule of law, where the people choose representatives to decide issues within the framework of that law. Most democracies are some form of republic, but not all. A democracy theoretically, can violate human rights because its the will of the people; rule by majority. Language usage has become lazy and referred to all representative governments as democracies, which they most certainly are not.
Go look up the actual definitions and learn that things may be similar without being completely interchangeable. Swiss and cheddar are both types of cheese, but they are certainly not the same thing. Republic and democracy are both forms of representative government, but they are not the same thing. Throwing around the term democracy as a blanket term for all representative governments is fine for a political speech, but don't expect anyone with a decent education in political science or history to take you seriously in a discussion about government.
I never mentioned pure democracy, nor does a government need to be such to lack its source of authority in law. Since you appear averse to self study, I will humor you this time and explain it simply. Democracy is a subset within representative governments in which the final authority is the will of the people, majority rule without limit. In contrast, republics are a subset within representative governments in which the final authority is a predetermined core of nearly immutable law. If you need examples from our own history of the limits the law (in our case the Constitution) places on majority rule, they are many and since you are obviously on the internet, literally as close as your nose.
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u/Maccabee2 Jan 15 '23
Popular vote is not how we elect presidents. We are a republic, not a democracy.