We're a democracy, and yet many of the founders' greatest constitutional innovations *restrain* popular will. (Can you name some?) 

That's why the criticism "that's antidemocratic!"--without more--isn't a very compelling argument. 

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https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/full-text

Yes!  And even after the 17th Amendment mandated direct election of senators, the fact that each state gets two no matter its population is a check on pure democracy (much like the electoral college).

Electoral College, no direct election of senators, 10th amendment

*First past the post

We finally got Ranked Choice Voting on the ballot for the state level in Oregon. If it passes, even the presidential election etc will use it. It's a huge win, though I still prefer approval voting, even though most of the time the results are the same.

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Nice catch on the typo. lol. 

That’s awesome this is on the ballot in OR. I think Maine already has it.

*First past the post

We finally got Ranked Choice Voting on the ballot for the state level in Oregon. If it passes, even the presidential election etc will use it. It's a huge win, though I still prefer approval voting, even though most of the time the results are the same.
https://youtu.be/qf7ws2DF-zk?feature=shared

First past the poll voting… and that’s not even a constitutional constraint, just an inane convention that’s been held for centuries because it serves the ruling class