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Presidential election popular vote tallies lined up against “did not vote” (mbin.grits.dev)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They usually justify it by saying it's to prevent the tyranny of the majority (two wolves and a sheep biting on dinner).

But a case could be made that it's a way to keep the elite entrenched.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Kinda makes sense. Would make more if the number of terms were the limiting factor. Two and you're out for life. Sement that, no alleviating factors.

Who knows, maybe they even have that in place already.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

That rule was added in the 1950's.