Superb. States were not very well-regarded in the 1780s either. Many blamed the states for the condition of the nation. More than one delegate to the federal convention would have done away with them. Fortunately, cooler heads realized our woes were due to the structure of the Articles of Confederation.
Off topic next. IIRC, some eleven states have jumped aboard the pernicious National Popular Vote movement. The Left knows what it is doing; ever more democracy is an invitation to tyranny.
The National Popular Vote is the last step in dismantling our Glorious Republic IMO. It is to be fought tooth and nail and if successful would most likely bring on our SHTF revolution. I can’t count the times throughout my life that I’ve explained the need for the Electoral College to friends and coworkers. To be honest, I probably have less formal education than most people here. But, I was an “A” student in high school and community college. I thank God I attended schools where government and the Constitution were actually seriously taught so that I learned the rudiments of why our government is formed as it is.
Unfortunately the marxists have taken over our news media and fail to educate the general public on the consequences of things like the popular vote. Because almost everyone in the US is proud of “their state,” I can’t imagine anyone truly embracing a system where their state isn’t represented. That seems to be an area whereby we can appeal to anyone NOT in California or New York to keep the Electoral College. Same reasoning on the 17th Amendment. It isn’t the basic reason for these arguments but state vanity is at least a starting point for discussion with the uninformed. Sadly, most people don’t want to spend the time to be informed :(
No kidding. Hamilton would have just instituted another supreme ruler. The Atlantic side kingship.