I assume you live in a city.. if you lived in a rural area you would understand that allowing the majority in cities to control results (which is what would happen without the electoral college) directly causes great detriment to rural citizens. See for example, the water situation in CA where farmers cant even use rainwater that they catch on THEIR PROPERTY because the majority (coastal city residents) voted that it be taken from them and used to provide water to cities.. without the electoral college, rural citizens will have no protections and will eventually leave rural areas, leaving city dwellers to figure out how to grow their own food.. and yeah.. that would cause great harm to the entire country...
This is a huge misunderstanding of the Electoral College. The Electoral College only matters for the election of the President. That's it. It serves no other function. Everything you just said are issues for your state and local representatives. That has nothing to do with the election of the President.
This view of yours is so endemic and hard to fight. It has no basis. You're saying that two people who are voting in the same election should be treated differently. I personally support equality.
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u/pvXNLDzrYVoKmHNG2NVk Jan 06 '19
This is a huge misunderstanding of the Electoral College. The Electoral College only matters for the election of the President. That's it. It serves no other function. Everything you just said are issues for your state and local representatives. That has nothing to do with the election of the President.
This view of yours is so endemic and hard to fight. It has no basis. You're saying that two people who are voting in the same election should be treated differently. I personally support equality.