@BavarianDoor@tom__builder In every election bar two, since the advent of a reasonably full franchise the EC has gone to the popular vote winner. How was it 'protecting minority rights' on those occasions?
As your founders said, majority rule is the 'first' or 'vital' principle of republicanism.
@BavarianDoor@tom__builder Minorities have protection in the Bill of Rights, and in the individual states' bills of rights.
The key to checks and balances here is to have the President elected separately to Congress, and offset from 2/3 of the Senate. HOW the President is elected is not important.
@TomChivers@CathyYoung63 It's a long time ago now, but our home pitch was next to the war memorial in Molesey. Pretty sure we kicked off at 11:11, after a minutes silence. There was definitely a gun salute or firing (local cadets?) but I don't remember the Last Post being played.
@stevewelfare@SamRobinson_100@b16blue@ChelseaFC What's your excuse for West Ham only breaking a 30,000 average for the first time in the late 60s post WC boom, when you had Moore, Hurst and Peters? And only 6 times in total until Roman arrived in 2003? Small club.
@stevewelfare@b16blue@ChelseaFC That was our lowest League finish ever, barely escaping relegation, in one of the lowest attended seasons in Football League history. Some context might be useful.
Villa had won the League 2 yrs earlier, and the EC the previous season. 3 yrs from this they averaged 15k. 🤷♂️
@stevewelfare@b16blue@ChelseaFC 10x best supported team in the country. More 70k+ gates than any club until United expanded Old Trafford. Highest home gate for a League fixture ever (played at club's own ground). 6th highest all-time average attendance. All that despite winning fuck all for the first 50 years.
@stevewelfare@SamRobinson_100@b16blue@ChelseaFC That was the highest average attendance in the Football League that season, the tenth time we were the best supported club in the country. You're making yourself look silly.
@NokerNok2026@ArthurPhuksake@aimac89@Eve_Barlow A "child rapist enabler". More bollocks. 🤣😂🤣😂
Are you a complete fucking moron. Don't bother answering, that was a rhetorical question. Do you know what one of those is?
Fuck truth and accuracy, eh? I'm sure abandoning those makes you very big and brave. 🙄