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Wheat Loaf posted:
How do you even get this dumb?
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bossy lady posted:How do you even get this dumb? Well as we all know, the masses are too dumb to govern themselves. What we need is a supreme leader who happens to align with my beliefs
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May 8, 2017 03:31
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The funny thing is the electoral college system was created to prevent an idiot (or "someone of low character" or something similar) from being sworn into office.
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May 8, 2017 03:35
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Two beautiful animals. Thank you.
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May 8, 2017 03:42
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Dogs come in all shapes and sizes.
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The MSJ posted:The funny thing is the electoral college system was created to prevent an idiot (or "someone of low character" or something similar) from being sworn into office. Yeah, but what happens if "someone of low character" and an "idiot" run against each other? Nvm, we already saw.
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bossy lady posted:How do you even get this dumb? haha, politic man has pee pee frog on his web space he likes too comfort pee to gud brezidential very liek
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May 8, 2017 05:35
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Have I got a life hack for you. It will cut your clothes/child washing time in half.
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May 8, 2017 05:59
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Wheat Loaf posted:
I know nothing about reddit and assumed that the comment was ironic. is that actually genuine?
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morallyobjected posted:I know nothing about reddit and assumed that the comment was ironic. is that actually genuine? It's in the subreddit for unironically fellating Donald Trump so yes
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The MSJ posted:The funny thing is the electoral college system was created to prevent an idiot (or "someone of low character" or something similar) from being sworn into office. 
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May 8, 2017 07:41
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Forgall posted:It was created to give more power to the slaveowners, but, you know, whatever makes you feel better. Presumably back then, "guy who thinks slavery might not be all that hot" would be considered an idiot.
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May 8, 2017 07:51
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Forgall posted:It was created to give more power to the slaveowners, but, you know, whatever makes you feel better. That looks like a Resident Evil puzzle
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Forgall posted:It was created to give more power to the slaveowners, but, you know, whatever makes you feel better. https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/The+Federalist+Papers#TheFederalistPapers-68 Strudel Man has a new favorite as of 08:20 on May 8, 2017 |
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The MSJ posted:Presumably back then, "guy who thinks slavery might not be all that hot" would be considered an idiot. Hope you like being poor, abolitionerds. *does sick hoop stick and saunters out of town hall*
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Mr Hard Brexit Now seemed pretty confident: Then what happened?  I also saw a tweet demanding that Donald Trump accept Le Pen voters as political refugees. 
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Wheat Loaf posted:I also saw a tweet demanding that Donald Trump accept Le Pen voters as political refugees. Unironically please
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Forgall posted:It was created to give more power to the slaveowners, but, you know, whatever makes you feel better. "Uh, hold that door, I'm getting back out and taking the loving stairs."
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May 8, 2017 10:31
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Thought of puppies and didn't die.
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May 8, 2017 10:47
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Forgall posted:It was created to give more power to the slaveowners, but, you know, whatever makes you feel better. It was created to prevent larger states from dominating every election. Rhode Island was the primary state behind getting that through. Have no idea how you bring slavery into this. TrustmeImLegit has a new favorite as of 11:44 on May 8, 2017 |
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TrustmeImLegit posted:It was created to prevent larger states from dominating every election. Rhode Island was the primary state behind getting that through. Have no idea how you bring slavery into this. RI was also a big player regarding slavery in the North, so it isn't too far off.
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This isn't safe for work but you should see it anyway.
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May 8, 2017 12:49
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TrustmeImLegit posted:It was created to prevent larger states from dominating every election. Rhode Island was the primary state behind getting that through. Have no idea how you bring slavery into this. Memento posted:This isn't safe for work but you should see it anyway. Forgall has a new favorite as of 13:00 on May 8, 2017 |
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May 8, 2017 12:55
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I'm getting in the Christmas spirit a little early this year.
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May 8, 2017 12:59
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Forgall posted:Electors and congress representatives were given out to states based on their population, including slaves. Who obviously couldn't vote. Giving white people in slave states higher elector/rep count per voter. Yes but that's not why the electoral college exists.
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TrustmeImLegit posted:Yes but that's not why the electoral college exists. 
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Shiver me timbers!
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May 8, 2017 13:22
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Seems like those feathers would get all gummed up pretty quick.
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Memento posted:This isn't safe for work but you should see it anyway. I would absolutely try that. Probably not with a friend and a cameraman watching, though.
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May 8, 2017 13:43
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So that's a wheelchair.
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May 8, 2017 13:44
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Definitely the scariest moment from Event Horizon.
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Forgall posted:Just a happy accident. And yeah, the reason is that dumb small states wanted outsize power before they'd join the union, instead of actual Democracy.
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are you getting "n" mixed up with "r" good horse, though
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theflyingorc posted:I'm not completely certain, but I'm pretty sure the basics of the electoral college were already hashed out before the 3/5ths compromise was reached. Basically - we were going to have that regardless or how slave counting impacted it. In the sense that nobody wanted a pure Democracy, this is correct (which is sort of the point behind the whole Constitution in the first place.) Almost nobody whatsoever supported direct popular election of the President; with the notable exception of mainly the Pennsylvania delegation to the Convention. Wilson's direct election proposal was considered radical and dangerous, and even he considered it a longshot. The real debate was between the national legislature electing the President, or having the state legislatures doing it directly or indirectly. A number of states that had already abolished slavery supported EC, some slave states were opposed to it, and opposition to direct popular vote was almost uniform and for reasons other than slavery. Good article: https://web.archive.org/web/20130524042257/http://lawjournal.rutgers.edu/sites/lawjournal.rutgers.edu/files/issues/02MaltzVol.43.3.pdf
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DOWN JACKET FETISH posted:good horse, though No such thing.
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theflyingorc posted:I'm not completely certain, but I'm pretty sure the basics of the electoral college were already hashed out before the 3/5ths compromise was reached. Basically - we were going to have that regardless or how slave counting impacted it. As it happens, the first proposed status of the presidency was: quote:Article 10, Sect. 1. “The Executive power of the United States shall be vested in a single person. His style shall be ‘The President of the United States of America,’ and his title shall be ‘His Excellency.’ He shall be elected by ballot by the Legislature. He shall hold his office during the term of seven years; but shall not be elected a second time.” There was one proposal to strike "by the legislature" and replace it with "by the people" - it was supported by the representatives of Pennsylvania and Delaware, the second-largest and the smallest state respectively, and opposed by the other nine. So no, it wasn't "dumb small states" who didn't want democracy; rather, it was the general consensus that didn't want democracy. If you're interested, you can read the notes from September 4th-7th, in which the details of the election of the president were gradually hashed out, and see for yourself the concerns and ideas which motivated them, rather than these caricatures that we seem to hold on to today. There's even a general overview on the 4th: quote:Mr. RANDOLPH and Mr. PINCKNEY wished for a particular explanation, and discussion, of the reasons for changing the mode of electing the Executive.
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