Comment by woofuls
12 years ago
You shouldn't put so much faith into our system.
Your theoretical model for how the system works falls short of reality. If you truly think the law is applied equally among all, you need to do some serious research. The powerful among us don't have to obey the laws like everyone else. Finally, it isn't the powerless among us writing or influencing those who do write the laws.
>Your theoretical model for how the system works falls short of reality. If you truly think the law is applied equally among all, you need to do some serious research.
Actually, the laws in the US are pretty evenly enforced. It's as close as you're going to get in the real world.
>Finally, it isn't the powerless among us writing or influencing those who do write the laws.
Everyone gets to vote. Granted, we can't all make large campaign contributions, but ultimately the vote is what actually matters.
>Everyone gets to vote. Granted, we can't all make large campaign contributions, but ultimately the vote is what actually matters.
Wrong, on the most basic level. [1]
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_State...
Also wrong because in many states convicted felons are disenfranchised. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#Unite... . "As of 2010, all the various state felony disenfranchisement laws added together block an estimated 5.9 million Americans from voting."
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Refocus on the third sentence...
Instead, they are elected by "electors" who are chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis.[3]
It's not wrong at all. The vote is still what matters, even with the electoral college.