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The Electoral College is a fundamentally un-Jewish institution

JL;DR SUMMARY Mira Fox critiques the U.S. Electoral College as contrary to Jewish principles, highlighting how Talmudic sages favored majority rule as demonstrated in the Talmudic story of "The Oven of Akhnai." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TalmudDemocracyJewish PrinciplesFounding FathersU.S. ElectionsOven Of AkhnaiElectoral CollegeMajority RulePopular Vote

Places mentioned

United States
"a byzantine system that doesnt always award the presidency to the candidate who actually got the most votes, was designed by Americas own version of Talmudic sages"
Israel
"the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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