Okay yeah, the restrictive voting criteria was for shutting people out from power, but that was also a separate policy decision from the electoral college. The electoral college really was just a logistical decision imo.
Having said that, I admittedly just noticed that plov_mix was talking about the constitution overall, and not the Electoral College specifically, so yeah I guess my comment was kind of off-track.
The electoral college really was just a logistical decision imo.
It wasn't, though. It was carefully crafted to artificially inflate the representation of the slave states (since each state gets 1 vote per House rep, with House reps being apportioned according to the Three Fifths Compromise). A popular vote for landowners only would probably have been feasible, but that would have ensured that the non-slave states would take and hold the presidency immediately.
Okay yeah, the restrictive voting criteria was for shutting people out from power, but that was also a separate policy decision from the electoral college. The electoral college really was just a logistical decision imo.
Having said that, I admittedly just noticed that plov_mix was talking about the constitution overall, and not the Electoral College specifically, so yeah I guess my comment was kind of off-track.
It wasn't, though. It was carefully crafted to artificially inflate the representation of the slave states (since each state gets 1 vote per House rep, with House reps being apportioned according to the Three Fifths Compromise). A popular vote for landowners only would probably have been feasible, but that would have ensured that the non-slave states would take and hold the presidency immediately.
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