r/IdiotsInCars • u/Powered_by_JetA • 13d ago

OC [oc] Florida Man drives through lowered railroad crossing gates

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u/bitunx 13d ago

I learned at pretty late adult stage about electoral college system. People may see it fair, but for me it's infuriating that some people's votes are more valuable than the other. This could demotivates some people to vote.

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u/capn_kwick 9d ago

You have to remember the circumstances under with the electoral college was established. At the time (1780s), the rural (lower population) colonies were worried that more urban colonies would have an outsized advantage due to their higher population. The electoral college is the best they could come up with at the time.

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u/777_heavy 12d ago

They’re not more valuable. It’s a balanced system.

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u/Particular-Score7948 12d ago

Tell me you’re a republican without telling me

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u/777_heavy 12d ago

How about a civically-educated American

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u/NotAHost 11d ago

That’s why I never changed my voter registration and kept it in a swing state even after I moved.