Electoral College

arbilad · Head Chef

Electoral College

hiccups · Future Queen in Zion

I'm for it as well. (And I can't believe you used a wiki link.

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Pt314 · Senior Member

What people seem to forget is that the United States of America wasn't meant to be a unitary form of government, but a union of autonomous self governing states. It is the states that elect the President of the United States, not the people.

If the Electoral College is revoked, then the only thing left that would recognize the rights of States would be the fact each state has 2 senators regardless of population (Of course senators are no longer selected by the States government, but by popular vote.)

-- Edited by Pt314 at 14:21, 2008-05-14

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

Pt has a pt.

(point - get it? ahem.)

I guess it's the "winner takes all" that may be the problem? Someone can get 1% more votes than the next guy but ALL the electoral votes go to number 1 in some of the states... that doesn't seem right.

-- Edited by Cocobeem at 09:27, 2008-05-14

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Pt314 wrote:

What people seem to forget is that the United States of America wasn't meant to be a unitary form of government, but a union of autonomous self governing states. It is the states that elect the President of the United States, not the people.

If the Electoral College is revoked, then the only thing left that would recognize the rights of States would be the fact each state has 2 senators regardless of population (Of course senators are now longer selected by the States government, but by popular vote.)

PT, what you should have said was that "what people seem to not know...." People didn't pay attention in class during high school when talking about the electoral college. If you were to ask an American on any city street why we have the electoral college, I'm guessing the answer would be, "So the politicians can have a place to go to school."

Organist · Senior Member

Wouldn't taking away the electoral college weaken the smaller states? Candidates would spend all their time in the major populations centers on the east and west coasts and ignore the middle states. Small states have much more power under the electoral college than they otherwise would, especially in close races where these blocks of votes matter.

Jen · Senior Bucketkeeper

So electoral college isn't where you go to get a B.E. (Bachelor of Electoral)?

Dyany · Senior Member

OK, I have to say it.

Only degree I see coming out of the Electoral College is B.S.

There! Don't tell me you didn't see it coming!