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Hillary Clinton, Electoral College Elector

Journal by DeathMonkey

Good news everybody!

Hillary Clinton will be an Electoral College Elector for NY

Aren't you glad to know that your votes don't actually count and that Hillary Clinton is one of mere 538 people in the United States whose vote actually does count?

 

Reply to: Re:Who cares about the president?

    (Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:09PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 29 2020, @04:09PM (#1070403)

    and reduce the presidency to a strictly ceremonial role.

    I can't remember which TEDtalk explained this.

    The founding persons* did not want to have a king. They struggled with what kind of title to give to the executive branch. What title could they choose that would not convey much sense of power. Because they DON'T WANT a king. They just got away from having a king and fought a war and stopped drinking tea.

    Finally they determined the correct title: President. A person to "preside" over the executive branch, a mere "presider". That is a humble enough sounding title, because who would ever bow and scrape before a humble title like "The President of the United States".

    *of any gender

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