Like A Duck@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-squaremessage-square361fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down124
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minus-squarePandoras_Can_Opener@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up57arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoHealthcare, electoral college, how supreme court justices are elected, first past the post voting system. Edit: and the self assurance to nitpick a foreigner over the details of how justices come into their job.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoSupreme Court justices aren’t elected.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoThe Electoral College exists because it was never the intent for the President to be elected by the public. It sticks around because changing it requires changing the Constitution, and a majority of states benefit from the status quo.
Healthcare, electoral college, how supreme court justices are elected, first past the post voting system.
Edit: and the self assurance to nitpick a foreigner over the details of how justices come into their job.
Supreme Court justices aren’t elected.
The Electoral College exists because it was never the intent for the President to be elected by the public. It sticks around because changing it requires changing the Constitution, and a majority of states benefit from the status quo.