• grue@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    You mean the electoral college? It would probably have worked if we hadn’t broken it by choosing electors by popular vote instead of having them appointed by state legislatures.

    • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Maybe. Hard to say what would have worked at this point, without sounding like we were caught by Scooby Doo. “It would have worked too, if it weren’t for you meddling oligarchs!” Rome tried reforms too, but it was too late.