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"Hey, George."
"Yes, Thomas?"
"Let's make sure that only propertied men, men who have succeeded materially in this new world, get to participate and succeed in the political process."
"How can we do that, Thomas?"
"Why, we can create a system by which first, only they can vote, and second, they can only vote for people who are put forth by local political party bosses, who in turn select the President based more or less on an actual plebiscite but in fact, not at all."
"Sounds like a winner, Thomas. How's that electricity thing coming along?"
"You have me confused with Edison, by way of our friend Ben Franklin."
"Gee, and I thought I was talking to a famous inventor. Now I'm less convinced this will work. We were creating a republic, right? Doesn't that mean the elite rule outright?"
"No-o-o-o... they rule through what we call a democratic process, although the Democrats aren't very good at it."
"So what do you call this crazy system by which ordinary folks vote for someone they didn't pick who then decides if who they did pick gets to be President?"
"I was thinking of calling it the Bait and Switch, General, but Madison thinks "Electoral College" sounds better."
"Gee, I always wanted to go to college."
"That's the American Dream, General Washington. That and a pot to piss in."
"And ceramic incisors."
"Right."
"And a separate pot for all the turkeys to boil in."
"Good thinking, sir."