[GeronL]

counting slaves as 3/5ths of a person was a dang sight better than 90% of the world was treating them at the time.

Leftists love to compare them with todays values

[neverdem]

"My column last week addressed the compromise whereby each slave was counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining representation in the House of Representatives and Electoral College.

"Had slaves been counted as whole people, slaveholding states would have had much greater political power."

counting slaves as 3/5ths of a person was a dang sight better than 90% of the world was treating them at the time.

Leftists love to compare them with todays values

True enough, but it was nice to read the real reason for the 3/5th compromise, not the usual nonsense about prejudice.

[rawcatslyentist]

Short counting slaves also kept the slave states from mob ruling their will onto the non slave states.

[Pharmboy]

Excellent point. Just another way the left lies.