(October 15, 2020 at 9:41 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Similarly, people may not be rational agents (we disagree here), but even if they aren't..does that mean that they don't deserve representation? OFC not. The premise of democracy is that we all count, all of our opinions and allegiances, even the stupid irrational ones.
That's actually the argument for abolishing the electoral college. The EC represents states, disproportionately, and disenfranchises voters. Exactly what "good end" do you see being accomplished in that? The only beneficiary is minorities in smaller states.