Paeonia20 (@paeonia20.bsky.social)

On this day in 1787 the Constitutional Convention began in Philly. It's a great day to listen to the story of the compromise that created the Electoral College, both to answer the concerns of the small states & slave states & to avoid the corruption of a system where the legislative branch chooses.

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The History of the Electoral College At the end of August 1787, after three long months of debate and deliberation, the Constitutional Convention had neared the end of its work. They were poised at tha… https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/Electoral-College/