Sounds confused. the 3/5 representation thing was for the House of Reps, the
only directly elected body in them thar days. The function of the EC, if I
recall my Federalist Papers and the Debates on the Constitution, is to make
sure that the hoi poloi didn't elect a populist/radical/democratic prez who
would do something like pressfor the abolition of debt. In other words, it
served a similar function to the indirect election of Senators by the state
(I almost misstyped satanic) legislatures. --jks
>
>I understand that the electoral college was created in part to justify
>the representation of slaves in the southern states. In other words, it
>was a necessary part of the 3/5 representation. Michael Hoover always
>knows about this sort of material."
>
>--
>
>Michael Perelman
>Economics Department
>California State University
>Chico, CA 95929
>
>Tel. 530-898-5321
>E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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