Currently , we still vote for President through the Electoral College . Part of that was distrust of how the people might make this choice , and a desire for an indirect election to screen demagogues see Federalist 68 . Another part of it was allowing slaveholding States to exercise voting power on behalf of 35 ths of their slaves . Neither of these rationales for the EC make sense anymore . I think you missed a sentence . Why isn ' t protecting against a demagogue rational anymore ? Edit your argument about us being state and federal citizens is interesting . <| sep |> Both your percentages are more than 2 x too high . I think it ' s like 35 % of the population that votes . <| sep |> Interested in Scareface if HDX UV and Drive if HDX UV . I have THE CONJURING HDX UV STAR TREK BEYOND HDX UVITUNES BATMAN V SUPERMAN ULTIMATE EDITION HDX UV CABIN IN THE WOODS HDX UV THE TRUST 2016 SD UV MAN OF STEEL HDX UV FURY SD UV 4 x THE HOBBIT MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY HDX UV THE HUNGER GAMES HDX UV AND SD UV COPIES CATCHING FIRE HDX UV AND SD UV COPIES MOCKINGJAY PART 1 HDX UV BULLET TO THE HEAD SD UV TAMMY SD UV GRUDGE MATCH SD UV DRAFT DAY HDX UV MAD MAX FURY ROAD HDX UV WOODLAWN HDX ITUNES 13 HOURS HDX ITUNES CRIMSON PEAK HDX ITUNES PUBLIC ENEMIES XML TRUE GRIT 2010 HDX XML HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 HDX UV THE HOBBIT PART 1 HDX UV THE HOBBIT PART 2 HDX UV 3 x THE HOBBIT PART 2 EXTENDED EDITION SD UV NOW YOU SEE ME HDX UV AND SD UV COPIES HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 UV