Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-174.22.192.132-20161104024309/@comment-25012056-20161216104206

Rocket Engineer wrote: @Grievous

It makes them less likely to vote intelligently though, and thats what the Electoral College is for. I don't claim that the Electoral system is fair or equal. But it's the best option available, and it works.

@Catfishperson

If California's votes counted four times as much you might as well move the Capital to San Francisco and rename the country to the "Empire of California". Which is the sort of thing the system prevents.

@Legoarmy505

That would be a mob rule, which is never desirable. A passing fad or a good speech writer and speaking coach could end up being the reason someone is elected. Heard of the Salem Witch Trials? Thats a result of a mob rule.

On average, they have considerably more political education than the special people who count for more. Who says mob rule doesn't influence the states that benefit this? They go consistently for the same party and aren't all spread out across their states. They still live in cities and large communities, which still can create a mob opinion. The only difference between the two is that one always goes Democrat while the other always goes Republican.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 10:42, December 16, 2016 (UTC)