Ah that . Well , let ' s see . small states want to keep the EC because it gives them more power and swing states want to keep the EC because it ' s what makes there be such a thing as swing states . So , yeah , the EC is staying because the US is very much not a democracy but is in fact a republic of states . <| sep |> For what it ' s worth I didn ' t downvote you . Just thought it was funny people mocked Pokmon while liking YuGiOh , though your new comment makes it clearer . <| sep |> Ugh . I once had a Lyft driver with a felony DUI . The ride started normally enough . Asks how I am , talks about liking Lyft , and so forth . Well as we start down Coldwater Canyon he tells me about the time he got shot and how he was so angry with his attacker that he blocked every parole hearing that man had for 10 years straight . He then started in about how he had anger issues and even stated , I hope I ' m not scaring you ! Then , he attempted to tell me how he ' s redeemed himself . Told me that he spent a few years in prison for drinking and driving but somehow got the judge to expunge it from his record . By the time we got to my home I proceeded to tell him it was a friends place and left the car feeling unnerved . At first I felt really bad for the guy . He was deaf but able to hear okay with a hearing aid and it seemed like things were rough for him and he actually turned his life around . I sat on it for a full 24 hours deciding ultimately to report it to Lyft . Lyft was very concerned and refunded my ride , made sure we ' d never get matched again and were happy I had reported it . They also said they ' d keep my report confidential and that he would receive limited details on it . I think they deactivated him . I felt bad at the same time I just felt like he was still an angry person . I was fearful that if I reported it he ' d show up at my place to seek revenge . He just struck me as that type . Or what if he relapsed , drank , picked up a passenger and killed them in an accident ? I just seemed unacceptable for him to be driving Lyft with a DUI that he was convicted and put in prison for ! Expunged or not ! Edit I wasn ' t clear enough apparently or drinking and driving is cool with you all ? Not sure which it is , but he put someone in a coma and managed to get it expunged . He also liked to punch people who ' d ask him to repeat himself more than 3 times because they were making fun of his hearing disability and tried to justify his nasty behavior because he got shot when he was 20 and born with a hearing disability . Edit 2 To make sure I ' m not being anymore unclear we ' re not talking people who LEGITIMATELY were making fun of him , he ' s talking about convenience store clerks asking him to speak up and his exgirlfriend for dumping him .