06-13-2020, 12:58 AM
Jefferson and Hamilton both feared populism, and that was why Jefferson started the University of Virginia - to make sure we had sufficient number of educated voters.
And why there were 'rules' for voting - land ownership, etc. Ignore the racism issues (much of the North were free states or had few non-whites). We are designed to be a republic, not a democracy.
Nearly all of the core checks against populism have been taken away - starting with the direct election of Senators. The most recent has been the failure of the Electoral College to be the last Bastion of the American Republic. According to the core values of the Founders, George W Bush should not have been elected. Nor should The Orange Emperor.
And why there were 'rules' for voting - land ownership, etc. Ignore the racism issues (much of the North were free states or had few non-whites). We are designed to be a republic, not a democracy.
Nearly all of the core checks against populism have been taken away - starting with the direct election of Senators. The most recent has been the failure of the Electoral College to be the last Bastion of the American Republic. According to the core values of the Founders, George W Bush should not have been elected. Nor should The Orange Emperor.