Do you want to understand Trump’s success? Think of the EU opposition in Norway.

Norwegians misunderstand one of the main reasons many Americans vote for Trump.

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You can pass The most misunderstood aspect of the United States among Norwegians is the difference between a democracy and a republic.

Many were confused when President Trump won the 2016 election, despite Hillary Clinton having the largest number of votes across the country.

First The step to understanding America is to forget the idea that the total number of votes means anything. In fact, it is totally irrelevant in the American elections. The outcome of the elections in each state also means just something to name the electoral college.

The main purpose of the Electoral College is to prevent the tyranny of the majority and maintain the federalism on which the United States is based, that is, all 50 states must maintain their self-determination.

Therefore, the system must also preserve the freedom of the individual – the smallest minority. You must avoid abuse of power by parts of society that are given impulsive emotional whims. The Electoral Assembly is an important ingredient in the distribution of power in the United States.

It is important understand the United States as a republic, not as a democracy. It is not a unitary state, but a union of 50 states that all have their independence. This is included in our Constitution and Bill of Rights:

“Power that is not delegated to the United States through the Constitution, or that is prohibited, is reserved for individual states or the people.”

Despite this protection, our federal government has long grown and is now larger and more powerful than the fathers of the constitution ever imagined or wished for.

Is a for the reasons that many conservative Americans will vote to re-elect President Trump anyway. Trump has accomplished much by reducing the power of the federal government and slashing the burdensome regulation of our lives and businesses.

He has appointed judges faithful to the Constitution, reduced taxes for all Americans, and pursued a pro-business policy.

It has not started new wars and it has not tried to seize unconstitutional power even during a pandemic, but it left much of that control to each state. The list could have been much longer.

One way Norwegians can understand this, it is looking at Norway’s relationship with the EU. The Norwegian people have made it very clear that they do not want to join the European Union, but retain their independence.

However, Norway has the reputation of being the country that implements most of the EU laws and regulations. The Norwegian people want independence, but Norwegian politicians ignore this desire and facilitate endless regulations from anonymous and unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.

For us Conservative Americans, there is one consolation: It takes a two-thirds majority to change the Electoral College, both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. And it takes a three-fourths majority in the states to accept changes to the constitution.

This means that the American electoral system will not change for long, no matter how much the losing side complains and does not understand the importance of a republic.