I don’t think it’s an exaggeration. If it can happen then that’s the system. “Sure, a minority can elect our country’s leader. But it only happens sometimes.” Doesn’t that seem weird?
Maybe the connotation of “king” is a bit off, but the president has a huge amount of power and apparently the only check on him (impeachment) has the exact same vulnerabilities that his election has (concentration of power in low population states).
I just can’t imagine a group of intelligent people today starting from scratch and deciding this is what we should end up with.
Iowa has this kind of primary system. Representatives from the local caucus go to regional and then state. With the same issues. Not all bad - if something changes between the early caucus and the final state convention the delegates can respond.
Yeah, I don’t mean to rag on the founding fathers. I just find it ridiculous that we’re still dealing with these compromises from disputes 250 years later. That’s another way it’s like a monarchy. “Why is this our government?”. “Well, 250 years ago to avoid war and consolidate power, some agreements were made between landowners and here we are.”
Maybe the connotation of “king” is a bit off, but the president has a huge amount of power and apparently the only check on him (impeachment) has the exact same vulnerabilities that his election has (concentration of power in low population states).
I just can’t imagine a group of intelligent people today starting from scratch and deciding this is what we should end up with.