• aidan@lemmy.worldM
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    3 months ago

    That was why the conversation was Congress, the People’s will indirectly, or a popular vote directly.

    Source?

    The people who wrote the document knew an appointment system could not and would not stand.

    But they also knew some states would prefer it and may be reluctant to ratify if a popular vote were required.

    Throwing it to the state legislatures to officially decide was the compromise.

    How is that a compromise? Unless you mean because it gave the states the authority, which yk, is what I said.

    I’m not even sure why you’re arguing this? Are you trying to argue that we should appoint electors now?

    You said “At no point did the founders want the state interests to vote for president. It was either the people directly or the people indirectly.”

    Which is untrue. And again, the electoral college was intentionally designed to be a middle ground between “popular interest” and “state interest”- you falsely said “You’re thinking of the 3/5ths and the large state / small state compromises.”- which is not what I was thinking of.

    The number of electors states were given was guaranteed to be 4 + population. The 4 constant was for the same reason as the senate 2 constant, to fairly represent all states, + population was for the same reason as the house- to represent the population of the country as a whole.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      The source is cited above. I’m not surprised you’ve ignored it though. You’re clearly trying to paint the EC as part of the House/Senate compromise when no evidence for that exists. Which is fairly consistent with GOP propaganda about ignoring the will of the people.

      • aidan@lemmy.worldM
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        3 months ago

        The source is cited above. I’m not surprised you’ve ignored it though.

        No I read it. Just forgot since, you know, its been hours.

        You’re clearly trying to paint the EC as part of the House/Senate compromise when no evidence for that exists.

        Why would there be some pushing for the president to be nominated by congress?