This properly explains for this anomaly . <| sep |> I bet those glasses are 10 invis as well <| sep |> RIP they closed the site . <| sep |> girl you ' re thicker than a bowl of oatmeal <| sep |> Here ' s hoping that the necromancer of Windsor remains dead , too . <| sep |> The Last Man On Earth 1964 with Vincent Price , was the creepiest one <| sep |> An arbitrary system like the EC has nothing to do with being a republic . Maybe you need to go talk to your teacher again . I don ' t think you understand what the word republic means in regards to the U . S . It does not merely refer to the federal government , but to every state government , as described in article IV of the constitution . We are a republic of states , as opposed to a single republican state . Thus the focus of the U . S . has always been in state ' s rights , state ' s power , and yes , states electing presidents , not population . And yes , the EC is required in order for each of those states to maintain a place at the table . It is not a perfect system , but it is a far cry better than blunt , idiotic , mob rule , in which every state races to see how many uneducated immigrants they can fill themselves up with . To view the U . S . as separate states with separate laws and desires , is to see that to give all the power to one state , merely by way of their demographics , is to give that state a level of power over all other states . Just because you have a million more people in your state , does not mean your way of life is good , or even desired in another state . Thus your power in national elections must be checked . The founders understood this . Everyone with a brain has understood this throughout history . When you gather together many entities with different desires , you must let each have a say . Germany does not get 5 x the votes of Hungary in the EU because they happen to have more people . China does not control the U . N . because they have the world ' s largest population . It is not a difficult concept to grasp .