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RantCrush Top 5: November 10, 2016
Welcome to RantCrush Top 5, where we take you through today’s top five controversial stories in the world of law and policy. Who’s ranting and raving right now? Check it out below:
After it became clear that more people voted for Hillary Clinton than for Trump, people are calling for an amendment to the Electoral College. All the votes aren’t even counted yet, but according to NBC it is likely that Clinton got at least a million more votes than Trump. Americans chose Hillary.
Even Trump himself bashed the system in 2012 when it seemed like Mitt Romney would win the popular vote but lose the election (he eventually lost both).
This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2012
The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2012
This is the second time in five elections that the candidate with fewer votes won the White House. And a system with electoral votes does not exist in any other democracy in the world. So why do we still use it?
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