That's because the USA is NOT a "democracy". It's a Constitutional Republic. We have "representatives" to vote for us, who we ELECT. If we don't like them, then we vote them out. In a real "democracy" MOB rules. That's not exactly in the best interest of the little guy, or in the best interest of the more lightly populated areas. The hea…
That's because the USA is NOT a "democracy". It's a Constitutional Republic. We have "representatives" to vote for us, who we ELECT. If we don't like them, then we vote them out. In a real "democracy" MOB rules. That's not exactly in the best interest of the little guy, or in the best interest of the more lightly populated areas. The heavily populated areas, which are the worst, would control everything. The Electoral system equalizes that. That's why the Dems want to get rid of it. It stops them from pushing their weight around on us all.
That's because the USA is NOT a "democracy". It's a Constitutional Republic. We have "representatives" to vote for us, who we ELECT. If we don't like them, then we vote them out. In a real "democracy" MOB rules. That's not exactly in the best interest of the little guy, or in the best interest of the more lightly populated areas. The heavily populated areas, which are the worst, would control everything. The Electoral system equalizes that. That's why the Dems want to get rid of it. It stops them from pushing their weight around on us all.