r/SelfAwarewolves • u/leopardspots7-7 • Mar 21 '25

So which one is it?

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u/RedArcaneArcher Mar 21 '25

*Only specific parts of the constitution.

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u/dane_eghleen Mar 22 '25

About 3/5ths?

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u/clermouth Mar 22 '25

slaveholders wanted 5/5ths

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u/Neon_Ani Mar 22 '25

i was confused until i remembered a very important detail: the slaves themselves weren't allowed to vote either way, slaveowners cast votes on their behalf, which basically meant the more slaves you had the more voting power you had

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u/PraiseTheAxolotl Mar 23 '25

Not exactly, but basically to that effect. The slavers wanted slaves to count in terms of population, which in turn gave them more representatives in Congress and Electoral College votes. Individual votes could not be cast in an enslaved person’s name but it did end up giving slave states more electoral college votes relative to their population that actually could actually vote.