Ron Burgundy

People voted with their brain instead of their heart

no, one person won, but lost the election due to an archaic system designed to protect slave owners

Dafuq?

the electoral college was designed to protect the interests of the southern slave owners so the north could not abolish slavery. so Hillary won the popular vote but lost the electoral college. It is an archaic institution which needs to be abolished as it is no longer practical.

No, electoral college existed before then. We're not a democracy, we're a republic. Keep trying though

you are apparently uneducated. Slave owners were in America since the founding of the colonies. Then we had our war for independence. We then founded the articles of confederation. That did not work. We began drafting the constitution as a replacement for the articles of confederation. In order to get the southern states to ratify the constitution the electoral college was created. The south had a small voting population as compared to north which wanted to abolish slavery. It gave the southern states a stronger voice in the election process (that's why the 3/5 provision was put in to allow blacks to partially count as population for representation) Yes we have a republic checks and balances on the majority so they can impose their will on the minority. That does not go away with the abolishment of the electoral college

Doesn't f**king matter. You're the uneducated one for thinking we're a direct democracy

the method of election is a direct democracy on every level local state and federal, except the presidency. Even Senators were never directly elected they used to be appointed by state legislators. So the house was directly elected, senate appointed by the states and presidency indirectly elected. Then in the 1920's the constitution was amended to discontinue senatorial appointments to allow direct elections. why the previous process never worked. So at the end of the day, the electoral college is no longer needed, nor practical and needs to be eliminated, and was primarily created to protect slave owners The constitution is what makes us a republic. It has 3 separate branches executive, legislative, and judicial. they maintain the checks and balances so neither can act unilaterally. So as far as elections go we are a direct democracy with the exception of the presidency, but a republic that we prevent the majority from acting unilaterally. Even at that when the electoral college was created, in 1800, we found it did not work then and had to amend the constitution changing it. Then it failed again in 1876 which let to the compromise of 1877, and nearly failed again in 2000 had the election been sent to the house.

Read your first sentence. ". . . Every level expect president."
I don't now if you've noticed, but this is a presidential election. That's what matters.

Also, in your last sentence you admit that electoral college was upheld

yes every level except the presidency because 1 the founding fathers were to afraid to give direct elections to the president they feared the populace making the choice, as such they gave the senate to the states and only left the house to the populace. The founders assumed that the electoral college would never produce a winner and the U.S house would end up making the choice every time. They were wrong in that thought. Initially the states some states did not award electoral votes based upon how the voters voted. and in some cases voters did not vote for the office Then, in 1828, things changed. Under Jackson voting broadened to all males, not just land owners. Then by 1828 all states except 2 awarded presidential electors based upon voter results. Then gradually after 1828 many states decided instead of choosing electors the allowed the citizens to vote, then the legislature would appoint the choice of the people, side stepping how the process was initially set up. Then fast forward to 2016 26 states currently have laws prohibiting electors from voting for anyone other than who the state voted for. At the end only Nebraska and Maine operate the electors in a manner conceived by the founders. SO essentially we have been gravitating toward a direct democratic process in the presidency as well, only the GOP refuses to call for repeal, as they are too scared a republican president will not be directly elected, which is not true. Now as far as my last sentence, that is not what I said. First in 2000 we sent the election to the supreme court. The constitution does not have a provision for using the federal courts to decide the election. so yes it was a failure in that sense. Constutionally the Florida Supreme Court should have had the final say on the recount and if the GOP did not like it should have went to the house as directed by the constitution. They used the court to stop the recount. However had they went to the house there would have been a constitutional crisis as Al Gore was the VP and would have overseen the process of electing the president in the senate, and the Constitution did not foresee have VP as a candidate as well and there would have been no procedure as to how to proceed and handle the conflict of interest, so when I say nearly failed that is what I refer, but make no mistake, the process failed in 2000, and George W bush was appointed by the supreme court, there was never an official recount of votes in Florida, the SCOTUS made sure

Jesus. No one gives a shit about your essay. Supreme Court already upheld Electoral College. Deal with it. Nothing can be don't now. Cry me a river.

the supreme court never upheld anything with the supreme court. What I f**king said was the GOP used the courts to stop the recount if Florida. The Florida recount is a state issue, the Supreme court historically does not involve it self in state issues, the constitution does not give a role to SCOTUS in determining presidential elections. The GOP sidestepped the constitutionally defined procedure that is if the electoral college results are flawed you contest the electoral votes in the house. So hence ergo the GOP did what they always do make up their own rules and not follow the constitution. So hence, you are a dumb f**k, probably one of those racist Klan members that voted for Trump too, and I suspect you even voted for David duke. It is obvious you are not educated, the typical GOP voter. What can be done is the other half of the states can sign on the NPV compact, and end the electoral college for once and for all. Frankly I do not give a shit about Hillary, I did not vote for her I voted Johnson. I am merely pointing out the electoral college is flawed and your an ignorant idiot.