"Since they are border states with important economic and strategic value, if elected, citizens in CA, TX, FL, NY, IL, and GA will pay no taxes." Or maybe, "Only blue-eyed people will pay taxes." Or "Black people are exempt from both paying and receiving minimum wage."

That might seem absurd, but the reality is that the EC protect minority rights. The difference in a Republic and democracy is that the first is rule by law and the second, rule by mob. Popular vote is just one more way for mob rule.