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I've never understood why there is a voting system where the one with most votes can lose.
They usually justify it by saying it's to prevent the tyranny of the majority (two wolves and a sheep biting on dinner).
But a case could be made that it's a way to keep the elite entrenched.
Kinda makes sense. Would make more if the number of terms were the limiting factor. Two and you're out for life. Sement that, no alleviating factors.
Who knows, maybe they even have that in place already.
That rule was added in the 1950's.
The founders were a gentleman's club. Which is basically a fraternity. They made up rules that made sense to a bunch of frat boy farmers with enlightenment libraries.
I wouldn’t call them farmers. Partly because a variety of wealthy professions were represented and mostly because the ones who called themselves farmers didn’t do any farming, they forced enslaved people to farm for them.
Fair
It was a compromise so the smaller states were willing to join the United States. Same reason there are two senators for each state.