Gus Coldebella
@gus
We're a democracy, and yet many of the founders' greatest constitutional innovations *restrain* popular will. (Can you name some?) That's why the criticism "that's antidemocratic!"--without more--isn't a very compelling argument. Happy Constitution Day y'all.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Electoral College, no direct election of senators, 10th amendment
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Gus Coldebella
@gus
Yes! And even after the 17th Amendment mandated direct election of senators, the fact that each state gets two no matter its population is a check on pure democracy (much like the electoral college).
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Patrick Atwater
@patwater
Also really the entire bill of rights is antimajoritarian so antidemocratic in that simple sense
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