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FBaggins

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9. I've seen that before - but it doesn't fly

Reply to groundloop (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 09:59 AM

Nov 12

It wasn't a compromise between north and south... it was between the large states and the small ones. And the largest state of all was VA - while four of the five smallest were NH/DE/RI/NJ

The 3/5 compromise was the one between the slave and free states... and of course that had an impact on the number of house seats and thus electoral votes... but that was separate from the design of the EC itself

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Electoral College [View all] MaineBlueBear Nov 12 OP

Don't even start FBaggins Nov 12 #1

A problem is DeepWinter Nov 12 #2

MBB isn't advocating getting rid of the EC FBaggins Nov 12 #3

Exactly MaineBlueBear Nov 12 #4

You learned it wrong as a child I'm afraid FBaggins Nov 12 #7

The EC was implemented to appease slave states, here's a good article I found on this groundloop Nov 12 #8

I've seen that before - but it doesn't fly FBaggins Nov 12 #9

Makes sense MaineBlueBear Nov 12 #11

I wouldn't be surprised MaineBlueBear Nov 12 #10

I'm all for getting rid of the EC but Jspur Nov 12 #5

Electoral Clown College ck4829 Nov 12 #6