Like A Duck@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 年前Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-squaremessage-square585fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down127
arrow-up1241arrow-down1message-squareEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?Like A Duck@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square585fedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 年前The Electoral College exists because it was never the intent for the President to be elected by the public. It sticks around because changing it requires changing the Constitution, and a majority of states benefit from the status quo.
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前There is a plan for its abolishment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUX-frlNBJY&pp=ygUXdG9wIHNuZWFreSBwbGFuIGNncGdyZXk%3D
The Electoral College exists because it was never the intent for the President to be elected by the public. It sticks around because changing it requires changing the Constitution, and a majority of states benefit from the status quo.
There is a plan for its abolishment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUX-frlNBJY&pp=ygUXdG9wIHNuZWFreSBwbGFuIGNncGdyZXk%3D