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What I am arguing is that the Constitution itself intended to advantage slaveholding states. They did that by means of the so-called 3/5ths compromise which allowed slave states to count their slaves as population but not actually enfranchise them or them rights or freedom. Thank you! Now THAT I do...

The electoral system isn't the cause of racism. The electoral system isn't causing blacks to be disenfranchised within their states. A change in the nationwide method for electing presidents wouldn't change all those ploys for disenfranchising black voters one bit. All it would do is lead to the pro...

The point is that arguing about the arcane origins of the Electoral College or which founder said what during its adoption misses the forest for the trees. The Electoral College was just one of the ways that the larger 3/5ths compromise was implemented. It was simply a tool that furthered dispropor...

What I am arguing is that the Constitution itself intended to advantage slaveholding states. They did that by means of the so-called 3/5ths compromise which allowed slave states to count their slaves as population but not actually enfranchise them or them rights or freedom. Thank you! Now THAT I do...

[ The article I cited has an author who is an historian and you can click through to see his bio. In any event, one doesn't even need to find textual evidence from the founding fathers to make the argument. Much of it is self-evident. It is indisputable that the original constitution over-weighted ...

Come now. You know there are historians who argue both sides of this issue just like any other issue. For example: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/electoral-colleges-racist-origins. I said no reputable historian I know of. You're quoting an article from the Atlantic with no ...

Addendum:

That first article I quoted from is titled "James Madison on Slavery and the Electoral College" and can be read here:

https://brewminate.com/james-madison-on ... l-college/

Anybody who appreciates the reason for the electoral college ought to be opposed to this decision. SCOTUS should reconsider. You really want to go there? The REAL reason for the electoral college was to preserve slavery and increase the power of slaveholding states vis-a-vis the "3/5ths Compro...

The U.S. Electoral College is a hedge against this. (i believe) states should have state versions of the EC, to prevent outright dominance of cities. (Some states may have it, i’m not sure.) Illinois doesn’t, and the entire state is suffering with Chicago bullying. At least some states did have sim...

The U.S. Electoral College is a hedge against this. (i believe) states should have state versions of the EC, to prevent outright dominance of cities. (Some states may have it, i’m not sure.) Illinois doesn’t, and the entire state is suffering with Chicago bullying. At one time, at least some states...