You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
31 points

I’ve never understood why there is a voting system where the one with most votes can lose.

permalink
report
reply
21 points

They usually justify it by saying it’s to prevent the tyranny of the majority (two wolves and a sheep biting on dinner).

But a case could be made that it’s a way to keep the elite entrenched.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

Kinda makes sense. Would make more if the number of terms were the limiting factor. Two and you’re out for life. Sement that, no alleviating factors.

Who knows, maybe they even have that in place already.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

That rule was added in the 1950’s.

permalink
report
parent
reply
11 points

The founders were a gentleman’s club. Which is basically a fraternity. They made up rules that made sense to a bunch of frat boy farmers with enlightenment libraries.

permalink
report
parent
reply
11 points

I wouldn’t call them farmers. Partly because a variety of wealthy professions were represented and mostly because the ones who called themselves farmers didn’t do any farming, they forced enslaved people to farm for them.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

Fair

permalink
report
parent
reply
7 points

It was a compromise so the smaller states were willing to join the United States. Same reason there are two senators for each state.

permalink
report
parent
reply

Data Is Beautiful

!dataisbeautiful@lemmy.ml

Create post

A place to share and discuss data visualizations. #dataviz


(under new moderation as of 2024-01, please let me know if there are any changes you want to see!)

Community stats

  • 1K

    Monthly active users

  • 143

    Posts

  • 3.5K

    Comments

Community moderators