Donald Trump is the Tyrant George Washington Feared
Donald Trump is the Tyrant George Washington Feared
www.theatlantic.com
The Moment of Truth
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I'm so thankful he's near the end of his life. If all of this shit was happening when Trump was twenty years younger there would be no hope of getting rid of him.
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Eh, he probably feared somebody badass and intimidating.
He'd probably just be embarrassed and confused.
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Oh phew. I was really hoping to find out what some 18th-century British-Empire traitor’s hot take was.
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George would put Florida under siege. prisoners in irons
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The fun thing is that on paper that's what the electoral college was supposed to prevent.
It turns out the Founder's fears of democracy are the reason we're having these problems.
Is it? I know this is a theoretical possibility, but do electors even have the right to vote against what their state is having them do? Did any of the "founding fathers" talk about this as a benefit?
It depends on the state, but the term is "faithless elector".
Some states allow for them, some immediately replace them if they don't vote as instructed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_elector
When it was created, the electors were not limited to state discretion.
Honestly, what really sold the idea of electors was the "past the post" number. The founders were reluctant to use any system other than 'Congress picks the president', but became convinced that so many people would be running for president, each state's electors would vote for "their state's guy" and the house of reps would get to choose anyway. Meanwhile we could claim to have a system where the people choose.