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by bcrosby95 595 days ago
The problem is the US only really has traditions. We were hardly a democracy at our founding in the modern sense of the word and as such the guard rails are fairly weak. The electoral college wasn't established in some brilliant attempt to moderate the votes of states, it was so rich land owners could control who ran the country.
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Yeah, ok? I'm not sure what your point is.

At the time of founding the USA was probably still the most liberal and democratic government in history of the world.