[spankalee]

The practical consequence of this system is that it effectively allows a minority of voters from rural areas to impose their will onto large urban centers

[mlrtime]

Which you want the opposite to happen , not a better system.

[spankalee]

How in the world is minority rule better than majority rule?

[newfriend]

We don't have minority rule though, we have a balance.

[spankalee]

What?

We absolutely do have minority rule. In both the Senate and the House, the Republican majorities represent a minority of the population.

[newfriend]

Trump easily won the popular vote. What makes you say that they represent a minority of the population?

The fact that both the House and Senate are nearly 50% by party again points to the fact that we have a good balance.

[spankalee]

Did I mention Trump?

The fact that we have minority rule in the Senate, House, and Supreme Court is exactly why we don't have any checks and balances any more and Trump gets to act like an emperor.

[acdha]

Trump got 49% of the votes cast, which is roughly a quarter of the US population.