←back to thread

1061 points danso | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0.442s | source
Show context
shiado ◴[] No.23347239[source]
The service that hosts the accounts of all branches of the US military, all major weapons contractors, all three letter agencies, and many foreign militaries, governments, and world leaders guilty of all manner of war crimes, and this is where they draw the line for violence. Really interesting.
replies(6): >>23347272 #>>23347293 #>>23347332 #>>23350446 #>>23350795 #>>23351894 #
doublesCs ◴[] No.23347293[source]
The president is the most visible face of the government. Of all the ones you mentioned, it's the only one people actually vote for. What he says and does has the most impact. So I don't find it "interesting", I find it entirely reasonable.
replies(2): >>23347330 #>>23347335 #
jacquesm ◴[] No.23347330[source]
People in the United States do not vote for a president. They vote for an elector who in turn will vote for the president. This is an important and often left out detail in how the American political system works, in theory it could have protected us from the current dumpster fire.
replies(4): >>23347352 #>>23347360 #>>23347593 #>>23351533 #
1. totalZero ◴[] No.23347593[source]
States can apportion their electors however they choose, but generally their votes are cast in a "winner take all" manner.

This setup is (in a way) a consequence of the Great Compromise, and would serve to reduce the electoral influence of more populous states even if elector votes were cast proportionally with respected the state's popular vote.

It's not accurate to say that people in the US vote for electors.

replies(1): >>23347953 #
2. tephra ◴[] No.23347953[source]
Worth noting that there are now cases in the Supreme Court about "faithless" electors that didn't cast their vote for the state mandated winner.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/05/argument-analysis-in-a-cl...