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thucythucy

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1. The Electoral College is the worst idea ever passed down to us from the drafters of the Constitution,

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Wed Aug 7, 2024, 11:31 AM

Aug 2024

second only to the incorporation of slavery, which was nullified by the 13th Amendment.

It's state of the art democracy, circa the late 18th century, and getting rid of it would solve a host of our problems.

Personally, I'm so sick of how a couple of thousand "undecided" voters in a handful of "swing states" will determine what our future will be.

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