• The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The electoral college was a compromise with slavers. Since 1800, more than 700 proposals to change or get rid of it have been introduced, and we’re the only constitutional republic in the 21st century that still uses one. Direct democracy works fine.

    RCV would be an improvement, but with FPTP the bar is a tripping hazard in hell. I’d prefer something like STAR voting or some implementation of Condorcet, with mandatory voting and a day off to do it.