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It's the same as we have a Senate where every small State gets a vote equal to large State.
We are a Union of Independent States. That's the way we were formed and the way our founders intended us to stay.
Dissolve the EC you might as well dissolve the boundaries and the governments of each state.
I think I read that 6 of the Democrat Presidential Primary candidates have embraced this "Abolish the Electoral College" ...... it will be interesting to see how that actually flies in their first Primaries in New Hampshire and Iowa. That's 2 States that would be thrown under the Leftist Bus.
Please explain why the electoral college needs to go and how the smaller states and rural areas dont matter?
Also, why didnt't abolishing of the college come up when democrats won elections?
Because in 48/50 states a candidate can win the popular vote by one vote and receive all of that state's electoral votes while the votes for the opponent are thrown in the trash and count for nothing. WHY shouldn't every voter's vote count?
I first seriously thought about the EC in high school in the late '60s and thought it was antiquated and silly even then, had nothing to do with any election results. IF we must keep this antiquated system let's make states award electoral votes proportionally according to the popular vote.
" WHY shouldn't every voter's vote count?"
Do your OWN research. to find out WHY our Founding Fathers did NOT choose that option.
" WHY shouldn't every voter's vote count?"
How do states that have "winner take all", count every vote?
In Ca over 39% did NOT vote for hillary and she got ALL electoral votes. Why should those that did not vote for her NOT count?
" IF we must keep this antiquated system let's make states award electoral votes proportionally according to the popular vote."
I agree 100%
If ALL states used the proportional method it would be more fair across the board.
IF we used ONLY the popular the people from urban areas would elect our president EVERY TIME because that is where most people are and the less urban areas would NEVER get a president elected.
IF we ONLY used the popular vote 2/3ds of the country wouldn't even bother to vote because the SAME 3 or 4 state WOULD determine who won EVERY TIME.
We are NOT a democracy for a reason.
Last edited by Quick Enough; 04-03-2019 at 07:39 AM..
Uh literally no one is saying that... Getting rid of the EC or modifying it is updating the constitution.
Give me a break.
Liberals don't like the 1st amendment.
They don't like the 2nd amendment.
They don't like the Electoral College.
Tell me......
Just what part of the Constitution do they want to keep?
(Other than the General Welfare clause, of course)
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