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
arrow-up1203arrow-down1message-squareEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?Like A Duck@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square361fedilink
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.
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.