Hey, fedi Americans.
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Hey, fedi Americans.
Have you cast your ballot in advance for the presidential election?
Were you able to vote for Harris? -
Japan is an indirect democracy, which means that the people cannot directly vote for their government administrators.
In this respect I envy Americans. -
@kotaro look up US electoral college
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@queserasera This is the first time I've heard about the Electoral College in America.
I'm deeply grateful to you for telling me about it. I see. So, direct elections are still not held in America.
So, why does the American public not pay this much attention to each state's electors? -
@kotaro They do, but its a flawed system. A candidate can win the presidency without winning the popular vote, like Trump vs Clinton. Smaller states also have a disproportionately higher influence relative to their population size. Also look up the 3/5 compromise and its slavery history.
