(01-09-2019, 01:38 PM)B2hibry Wrote: Preserve "the sense of the people" while staving off the "tyranny of the majority." This is the reason for Electoral College. Just watching all this political infighting makes me more appreciative of it every day. Without it, you can bet we'd have factions or corrupt groups directly buying and/or intimidating to get who they wanted into political office. Some could argue that it almost takes place now but this would be quite different. Look towards places like Turkey, Venezuela, North Korea, etc. to see how it plays out.