• Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Was about to say, this is the result of the voting system they adopted, we’re just stuck with it for the moment

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        6 months ago

        referring to FPTP voting not the act of voting at all.

        Also, he was a slave owner and personally marched against dissatisfied working class americans when they balked at new liquor taxes. He might have been elected but he had some pretty authoritarian streaks in him.

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          6 months ago

          Sorry, I’m not a Washington expert and made the assumption that Washington’s feeling about a two party system was not shared by all.