Monday, December 19, 2011

Electoral college reform number 2.

Facts/details:
1.) The existence of the electoral college usually undermines third parties, which are unlikely to win electoral votes.
2.) In reality, it is the electors who elects the president, not the people.
3.) Change that takes place in accordance with Article V is licensed change, whereas real change means a departure from any such arrangement.
4.) The smallest number of electoral votes a state can have is three, the District of Columbia also has three electoral votes.
5.) The votes tend to exaggerate the popular strength if the majority party.
6.) It was ruled in 1962 in the case of Baker v Carr by the supreme court that,"one person-one vote must prevail at the state and local level."
7.) Around 700 amendments have been proposed that would reform or abolish the Electoral College.
8.) If Al Gore and George Bush switched positions would they be arguing for the other side or did Al Gore dislike the Electoral College before the 2000 election?
9.) Abolishing the Electoral College would allow citizens to "reshape political institutions."
10.) Candidates don't even have to campaign in states where they know their political party is favored.

Questions:
1.) What is difficult about creating a law to set more limitations on the electoral college?
2.) What happens if the electoral unexpectedly votes one way and the media already announced the other candidate to be the president after the popular vote?
3.) Would the election of the President be pure democracy with out the Electoral College?
4.) Would states with more electoral votes be against a change?
5.) Is it fair for a candidate to win the popular vote, but not the electoral votes?

I think that the electoral college is unfair system imposed on the voters of the US. It makes it so that the individual votes of the people aren't heard. It also makes it impossible for independent parties to get their candidates elected, which I find annoying.

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