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And the president would still be elected
the president is elected
through the EC
which is a federal republoic
if you remove the EC you no longer have a federal republic
In a Federal Republic, the way the president is elected doesn't matter
As long as there are representatives (congress in this case) it would still be a federal republic
And the fact that removing the EC would transition into a democracy
which is not what America was founded on
Nope
Oops
The EC being removed only changes the way the president is elected
I meant it was a constitional republic
sorry
Correct
that would be popular vote
which is democratic
Not a federal republic but a constitutional republic
EC is useless
The US would still be governed by representatives
"A constitutional republic is a form of government, where the head of state and other representatives are elected from a group of people."
No it's not
the EC is perfectly fine
notice the "group of people"
Which is what the EC is
as any elector can change their stance
which in a democracy they can't
Which is fine by me tbh
Obviously trump supporters are going to like the EC since it lets them win even if they are the minority lol
Not really
it's more of the fact that it's not a pure democracy
and the founding fathers created it
with good thoughts
If we change the way the president is elected, will there be chaos?
I guarentee you would say the same if Trump won the pop vote but lost
Will the country collapse?
Thats not the point
thats not how you justify removing something like the EC
The point is the EC prevents a democracy
which is true and good
The point of the EC is to prevent someone who is unqualified from becoming elected obviously that failed considering who won in 2016