We do not have a democracy in America. The founding fathers saw to that. In a moment of failed genius, they substituted the Electoral College for the popular one-person-one-vote system that we were taught was democracy because the majority of the popular vote in kindergarten, no less, ruled. That was the simple rule. Every person's vote counted the same, and we all agreed to be bound by the majority vote. No, so.
We have seen the abuses. The unscrupulous power grabbers make sure the playing field is tilted in their direction, and then they work the political system to ensure that the "swing" states' votes count for more than the other states. Their vote counts for more than mine.
The founding fathers' motivation to introduce the Electoral College is irrelevant. They lacked the vision to see the potential for abuse. They probably wanted control for all the wrong reasons anyway. We have seen how serious mistakes can be in modern elections. It is possible now that the Electoral College provision will usher in an avowed dictator, grifter, amoral, failed businessman as President when the popular vote is overwhelmingly against him.
Add gerrymandering, and you have the perfect recipe for total minority rule. The end of democracy is nigh. No, democracy was never here. It was, as they say, dead on arrival with the Constitution. We should have realized and corrected it promptly. No, it is too late. No, America, you do not have democracy, and you might as well prepare for the ultimate wreckage not having it will cause.
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