Reply #14: the CONSTITUTION is a crime against democracy [View All]

The Facts: The electoral college has installed 4 presidents that did not win a plurality. I don't know how many others were installed without winning the majority. The US Senate now provides 15% of the US population 50% of the seats. Soon it will be 10%. There are no safeguards for the majority. A minority President and Senate have special constitutional responsibilities which can allow them to pack the federal judiciary or enter the US into international treaties. The amendment process can be blocked by states with as little as 4% of the US population. The 37 smallest states that can approve an amendment are about 25% of the population. Add to that states can be Gerrymandered so 49% of the votes gets 70% of the seats.... this happened in Texas in the early 90's. The perps then were the Democrats.

I think the evidence is clear. the US political system is about as anti-democratic as a democratic republic can get. Yet this issue is off the radar.